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spheroconic

spheroconic noun: a non-plane curve formed by the intersection of the surface of an oblique cone with the surface of a sphere centred at the cone's vertex.

Noun

spheroconic (plural spheroconics)

  1. A non-plane curve formed by the intersection of the surface of an oblique cone with the surface of a sphere centred at the cone's vertex.

Adjective

spheroconic

  1. Having a coiled shell approaching a sphere in shape.

Forms of spheroconic

pluralspheroconics

Origin of spheroconic

From sphero- + conic.

Questions about spheroconic

What does spheroconic mean?
Spheroconic means a non-plane curve formed by the intersection of the surface of an oblique cone with the surface of a sphere centred at the cone's vertex.
What part of speech is spheroconic?
Spheroconic can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of spheroconic?
The plural of spheroconic is spheroconics.

Words near spheroconic in the dictionary

  1. spherochromatism
  2. spherocobaltite
  3. spherocobaltites
  4. spherocone
  5. spherocones
  6. spheroconic
  7. spheroconical
  8. spheroconics
  9. spherocrystal
  10. spherocrystalline
  11. spherocrystals

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