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conoid
CIDE DICTIONARY
conoid, n. [Gr. kwnoeidh`s conical; kw^nos cone + e'i^dos form: cf. F. conoïde.].
- Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone. [1913 Webster]
- 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. Math. Dict. [1913 Webster]
conoid, a.
Resembling a cone; conoidal. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
conoid, adj. & n.
--adj. (also conoidal) cone-shaped.
--n. a cone-shaped object.
--adj. (also conoidal) cone-shaped.
--n. a cone-shaped object.
ROGET THESAURUS
conoid
Rotundity
N rotundity, roundness, cylindricity, sphericity, spheroidity, globosity, cylinder, cylindroid, cylindrical, barrel, drum, roll, roller, rouleau, column, rolling-pin, rundle, cone, conoid, pear shape, egg shape, bell shape, sphere, globe, ball, boulder, bowlder, spheroid, ellipsoid, oblong spheroid, oblate spheroid, prolate spheroid, drop, spherule, globule, vesicle, bulb, bullet, pellet, pelote, clew, pill, marble, pea, knob, pommel, horn, knot (convolution), curved surface, hypersphere, hyperdimensional surface, rotund, round, cylindric, cylindrical, cylindroid, columnar, lumbriciform, conic, conical, spherical, spheroidal, globular, globated, globous, globose, egg shaped, bell shaped, pear shaped, ovoid, oviform, gibbous, rixiform, campaniform, campanulate, campaniliform, fungiform, bead-like, moniliform, pyriform, bulbous, tres atque rotundus, round as an orange, round as an apple, round as a ball, round as a billiard ball, round as a cannon ball.For further exploring for "conoid" in Webster Dictionary Online
