conoid
[ koh-noid ]
/ ˈkoʊ nɔɪd /
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM conoid
co·noi·dal·ly, adverbWords nearby conoid
connotation,
connotative,
connote,
connubial,
conodont,
conoid,
conon,
conoscenti,
conoscope,
conquer,
conqueror
Example sentences from the Web for conoid
From some experiments I made myself a score of years ago, I am inclined to prefer a plane surface for the conoid to work upon.
Down the mountain slopes, like a whirl of shining dust blown before the wind, a crimson, conoid cloud came dancing.
The People of the Black Circle |Robert E. HowardThe head is grooved, circular in cross section, and has conoid ends.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley |Harlan Ingersoll SmithIts conoid shape may class it with the one shown in Fig. 24.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley |Harlan Ingersoll Smith
British Dictionary definitions for conoid
conoid
/ (ˈkəʊnɔɪd) /
noun
a geometric surface formed by rotating a parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola about one axis
adjective Also: conoidal (kəʊˈnɔɪdəl)
conical, cone-shaped
Derived forms of conoid
conoidally, adverbWord Origin for conoid
C17: from Greek
kōnoeidēs, from
kōnos
cone