Thesaurus: frustum

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1. n. 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. n. One of the drums of the shaft of a column.
3. n. a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed
4. 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.
5. 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., betweentwo planes, which may be either parallel or inclined to each other.
6. n. a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed