oblique cone

  • 21Eight cone — Cone Cone (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about… …

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  • 22right cone — Cone Cone (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about… …

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  • 23Scalene cone — Cone Cone (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about… …

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  • 24cone — /koʊn / (say kohn) noun 1. a solid with a circular base, whose straight sides converge in a point. 2. Geometry a solid whose surface is generated by the straight lines joining a fixed point to the points of a plane curve whose plane does not… …

  • 25oblique — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a slanting; declining from the vertical or horizontal. b diverging from a straight line or course. 2 not going straight to the point; roundabout, indirect. 3 Geom. a (of a line, plane figure, or surface) inclined at other… …

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  • 26cone — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A conical object] Syn. conoid, cone shaped area, conoidal area, conoidal surface, funnel, cornet, strobiloid. Types of cones include: circular, right circular, chief, stepped, supplemental, oblique, retinal, endostylic,… …

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  • 27oblique — [ə bli:k] adjective 1》 neither parallel nor at right angles; slanting. 2》 not explicit or direct: an oblique threat. 3》 Geometry (of a line, plane figure, or surface) inclined at other than a right angle.     ↘(of an angle) acute or obtuse.… …

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  • 28oblique circular cone — Geom. a cone whose surface is generated by lines joining a fixed point to the points of a circle, the fixed point lying on a line that is not perpendicular to the circle at its center. Cf. right circular cone. [‡1950 55] * * * …

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  • 29oblique circular cone — Geom. a cone whose surface is generated by lines joining a fixed point to the points of a circle, the fixed point lying on a line that is not perpendicular to the circle at its center. Cf. right circular cone. [‡1950 55] …

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  • 30Oblique projection — Projection Pro*jec tion, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of throwing or shooting forward. [1913 Webster] 2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building; an extension beyond something else. [1913… …

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