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A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical.

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  1. n. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical.
  2. n. A certain surface of the third degree, described by a moving straight line; -- used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the body.
  3. 1. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical. 2. (Geom.) A certain surface of the third degree, described by a moving straight line; -- used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the body.
  4. A certain surface of the third degree, described by a movingstraight line; -- used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body andalso the forces acting on the body.
  5. n. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical. n. A certain surface of the third degree, described by a moving straight line; -- used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the body.