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Conic vs Conoid - What's the difference?

conic | conoid |

In geometry|lang=en terms the difference between conic and conoid

is that conic is (geometry) a conic section while conoid is (geometry) a solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis.

As adjectives the difference between conic and conoid

is that conic is conical while conoid is shaped like a cone; conical.

As nouns the difference between conic and conoid

is that conic is (geometry) a conic section while conoid is anything shaped like a cone.

conic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • conical.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A conic section.

    • conoid

    English

    (wikipedia conoid)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Shaped like a cone; conical

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything shaped like a cone.
  • (geometry) A Catalan surface all of whose rulings intersect some fixed line.
  • (geometry) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis.
    • A parabolic conoid''' is a paraboloid; an elliptic '''conoid is an ellipsoid.

    Hyponyms

    * (geometry) right conoid ⊃ hyperbolic paraboloid