Definition of conoid

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Conoid (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..

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Conoid :: Conoid (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..
Conoid :: Conoid (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..
Top :: Top (n.) A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a whip..
Anconoid :: Anconoid (a.) Elbowlike; anconal.
Zirconoid :: Zirconoid (n.) A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals; -- so called because this form often occurs in crystals of zircon..
Conoid :: Conoid (a.) Resembling a cone; conoidal.
Conoidic :: Conoidic (a.) Alt. of Conoidica.
Parabolical :: Parabolical (a.) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid..
Conoidal :: Conoidal (a.) Nearly, but not exactly, conical..
Ellipsoid :: Ellipsoid (n.) A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See Conoid, n., 2 (a)..
Conicoid :: Conicoid (a.) Same as Conoidal.
Conoidical :: Conoidical (a.) Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid.
Conoid :: Conoid (n.) Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.
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