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Frustum

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Noun

1. frustum

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Frustum

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noun plural -tums or -ta (-tə)
1. geometry
a. 
the part of a solid, such as a cone or pyramid, contained between the base and a plane parallel to the base that intersects the solid
b. 
the part of such a solid contained between two parallel planes intersecting the solid
2. architecture
a single drum of a column or a single stone used to construct a pier

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Frustum

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nounWord forms: plural ˈfrustums or ˈfrusta (ˈfrʌstə ; frusˈtə)
1. 
a solid figure consisting of the bottom part of a cone or pyramid, the top of which has been cut off by a plane parallel to the base
2. 
the part of a solid figure contained between two parallel planes

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Frustum

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n. pl. frus·tums or frus·ta (-tə)
Mathematics
The part of a solid, such as a cone or pyramid, between two parallel planes cutting the solid, especially the section between the base and a plane parallel to the base.

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