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Conoid

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(1):

(n.) A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane.

(2):

(a.) Resembling a cone; conoidal.

(3):

(n.) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; - more commonly called paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc.

(4):

(n.) Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Conoid'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/conoid.html. 1828.
 
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