conoid adjective & noun. ['kǝʊnɔɪd] L16.
[Greek kōnoeidēs cone-shaped; from kōnos CONE noun: see -OID.]
A. adjective. Resembling a cone in shape; more or less conical. L16.
b. noun.
1. A solid generated by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; esp. a paraboloid or hyperboloid. L16.

2. A body of similar shape to a cone. L18.

■ co'noidal adjective pertaining to, of the shape of, or resembling a conoid L16.

■ co'noidic adjective (rare) = conoidal E19.

■ co'noidical adjective (rare) = conoidal L17.

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