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CONOID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cone; cone shape; conoid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("conoid" is a kind of...):

round shape (a shape that is curved and without sharp angles)

Meronyms (parts of "conoid"):

peak; point; tip (a V shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conoid"):

funnel; funnel shape (a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends)

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