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View synonyms for conoid
conoid
[ koh-noid ]
adjective
- Also co·noi·dal []. resembling a cone in shape; cone-shaped.
noun
- a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
conoid
/ ˈkəʊnɔɪd /
noun
- a geometric surface formed by rotating a parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola about one axis
adjective
- conical, cone-shaped
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Derived Forms
- coˈnoidally, adverb
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Other Words From
- co·noi·dal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conoid1
C17: from Greek kōnoeidēs, from kōnos cone
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Example Sentences
Apart from its pillars, the egg-pocket is an inverted conoid, reminding us of the work of the Silky Epeira.
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Down the mountain slopes, like a whirl of shining dust blown before the wind, a crimson, conoid cloud came dancing.
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Dazedly he saw a crimson conoid cloud spinning up and over the mountain slopes.
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Its conoid shape may class it with the one shown in Fig. 24.
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The head is grooved, circular in cross section, and has conoid ends.
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