truncated cone

Truncated cone — Truncated Trun ca*ted, a. 1. Cut off; cut short; maimed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) Lacking the apex; said …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

truncated cone — noun a frustum formed from a cone • Hypernyms: ↑frustum * * * noun or truncated pyramid : a cone section or pyramid lacking an apex and terminating in a plane usually parallel to the base * * * truncated cone or truncated pyramid …   Useful english dictionary

truncated cone — cone that does not have the upper portion …   English contemporary dictionary

Truncated — Trun ca*ted, a. 1. Cut off; cut short; maimed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) Lacking the apex; said of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Truncated pyramid — Truncated Trun ca*ted, a. 1. Cut off; cut short; maimed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) Lacking the apex; said …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

truncated pyramid — noun a frustum formed from a pyramid • Hypernyms: ↑frustum * * * noun see truncated cone * * * truncated cone or truncated pyramid, a cone or pyramid whose apex or vertex is cut off by a plane …   Useful english dictionary

Cone (geometry) — Not to be confused with the conical surface.. A right circular cone and an oblique circular cone A cone is an n dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a base (usually flat and circular) to a point called the apex or vertex.… …   Wikipedia

truncated — [[t]trʌŋke͟ɪtɪd, AM trʌ̱ŋkeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A truncated version of something is one that has been shortened. The review body has produced a truncated version of its annual report. ...a rock about eight feet high, shaped like a… …   English dictionary

truncated — adjective Date: circa 1704 1. having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base < a truncated cone > 2. a. cut short ; curtailed < a truncated schedule > b. lacking an expected or normal element (as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

truncated — /trung kay tid/, adj. 1. shortened by or as if by having a part cut off; cut short: an unnecessarily truncated essay. 2. (of a geometric figure or solid) having the apex, vertex, or end cut off by a plane: a truncated cone or pyramid. 3. Crystall …   Universalium

truncated — trun|ca|ted [ trʌŋ,keıtəd ] adjective FORMAL made shorter, especially by having the end or top removed: a truncated phone message a truncated cone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English