3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Conoid \Co"noid\ (k[=o]"noid), n. [Gr. kwnoeidh`s conical; kw^nos cone + e'i^dos form: cf. F. cono["i]de.] 1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) (a) 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. (b) 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. --Math. Dict. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Conoid \Co"noid\ a. Resembling a cone; conoidal. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: conoid n : a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point [syn: {cone}, {cone shape}]
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