frustum

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noun
Definitions
  • A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.
  • A portion of a sphere, or in general any solid, delimited by two parallel planes.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frustum (fragment, crumb, morsel, piece, scrap, bit, shard).

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Latin

frustum

Gloss

fragment, crumb, morsel, piece, scrap, bit, shard

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