Conoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Conoid is an adjective meaning Shaped like a cone; conical.
Meaning
Shaped like a cone; conical.
More Meanings
- Anything shaped like a cone.
- (geometry) A Catalan surface all of whose rulings intersect some fixed line
- (geometry) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis
- (anatomy) The pineal gland
Example Sentences
A parabolic conoid is a paraboloid; an elliptic conoid is an ellipsoid.
The concourse is roofed with three conoids, ranging in width from 97 ft. 3 in. maximum to 41 ft. 6 in. minimum.
The rebuilding of Oxford Road Station, Manchester […] is progressing steadily, and the conoid roof has recently been erected.
Historic England explained the listing: "The station's unique design employs a high level of sophistication and innovation through its use of conoid shells supported on a cruck-like frame, which not only create a dramatic aesthetic form, but endow the building with a light and spacious interior."
Word Forms
- conoids
Synonyms for conoid
Depending on context, synonyms include cone.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cone, coned, conical, conal, conoidical, subconical.
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