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conoid

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Shaped like a cone; conical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Anything shaped like a cone.

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noun

Meaning 3

A Catalan surface all of whose rulings intersect some fixed line

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 4

A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • A parabolic conoid is a paraboloid; an elliptic conoid is an ellipsoid.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The pineal gland

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 6

a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cone, cone shape

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: round shape

Narrower terms: funnel, funnel shape

History

Etymology

From cone + -oid.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: конусовиден (konusoviden) — conical
  • Greek: κωνοειδής (konoeidís) — conical
  • Italian: conoide — conical
  • German: Afterkegel — geometry, solid
  • German: Konoid — geometry, solid
  • Italian: conoide — geometry, solid
  • Latin: conoides — geometry, solid
  • Spanish: conoide — geometry, solid