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Frustum

noun
(pl. L. frusta, E. frustums)
1.
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.





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"Frustum" Quotes from Famous Books



... containing, like that of the Pyramids, powdered brick and sometimes pebbles. We carried off a lump of sandstone bearing unintelligible marks, possibly intended for a man and a beast. We called it "St. George and the Dragon," but the former is afoot—possibly the Bedawin stole his steed. There was a frustum or column-drum of fine white marble, hollowed to act as a mortar; like the Moslem headstone of the same material, it is attributed to the Jebel el-Lauz, where ancient quarries are talked of. There were also Makrakah ("rub-stones") ...
— The Land of Midian, Vol. 1 • Richard Burton


Words linked to "Frustum" :   truncated pyramid, truncated cone, solid


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