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Frustum   Listen
noun
Frustum  n.  (pl. L. frusta, E. frustums)  
1.
(Geom.) The part of a solid next the base, formed by cutting off the, top; or the part of any solid, as of a cone, pyramid, etc., between two planes, which may be either parallel or inclined to each other.
2.
(Arch.) One of the drums of the shaft of a column.





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"Frustum" Quotes from Famous Books



... BOX. A very handy engine, consisting of a large wooden male screw turning in a female one, which forms the upper part of a strong wooden box, shaped like the frustum of a pyramid. It is used by means of levers passing through holes in it as a press in ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth


Words linked to "Frustum" :   truncated cone, truncated pyramid, solid


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