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单词 frustum
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frustum

noun

frus·​tum ˈfrə-stəm How to pronounce frustum (audio)
plural frustums or frusta ˈfrə-stə How to pronounce frustum (audio)
: the basal part of a solid cone or pyramid formed by cutting off the top by a plane parallel to the base
also : the part of a solid intersected between two usually parallel planes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The case of the 24-Seconde Architecture is shaped like a convex conical frustum. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 5 July 2022 The EmDrive test device used by White and his colleagues was a copper frustum—a cone with its top lopped off—that was just under a foot long. Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 8 May 2020

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, piece, bit — more at bruise entry 2

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

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