Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: conoid
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a cone; conical.

noun

Anything shaped like a cone.

noun

A Catalan surface all of whose rulings intersect some fixed line

noun

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

noun

The pineal gland

Example Sentences

"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.""
"The concourse is roofed with three conoids, ranging in width from 97 ft. 3 in. maximum to 41 ft. 6 in. minimum."
"A parabolic conoid is a paraboloid; an elliptic conoid is an ellipsoid."

Etymology

From cone + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cone

Inflected Forms

more conoid (comparative) most conoid (superlative) conoids (plural)

Derived Forms

conoidal conoidic pseudoconoid

Synonyms

cone cone shape

Questions

What does conoid mean?: Shaped like a cone; conical.
Where does conoid come from?: From cone + -oid.

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