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- Dictionaryconoid/ˈkəʊnɔɪd/
adjective
- 1. approximately conical in shape.
noun
- 1. a conoid object: "her hull was a conoid, tapering towards the bow"
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In geometry a conoid (from Greek κωνος 'cone' and - ειδης 'similar') is a ruled surface, whose rulings (lines) fulfill the additional conditions: (1) All rulings are parallel to a plane, the directrix plane. (2) All rulings intersect a fixed line, the axis.
The meaning of CONOID is shaped like or nearly like a cone. How to use conoid in a sentence.
Conoid definition: resembling a cone in shape; cone-shaped.. See examples of CONOID used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. a geometric surface formed by rotating a parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola about one axis also: conoidal.... Click for more definitions.
A conoid is a geometric surface or solid formed by rotating a conic section about one axis. Learn more about the types, properties, and applications of conoids from various sources and dictionaries.
Definitions of conoid. noun. a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point. synonyms: cone, cone shape. see more.
A conoid is a ruled surface the generatrices of which stay parallel to a plan (P), called directrix plane of the conoid, while intersecting a line (D), called axis of the conoid; it is therefore a Catalan surface.
