CONICAL SURFACE
\kˈɒnɪkə͡l sˈɜːfɪs], \kˈɒnɪkəl sˈɜːfɪs], \k_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k_əl s_ˈɜː_f_ɪ_s]\
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[Gr.] (Math.) More generally, a solid whose surface is generated by a straight line which moves so as always to pass through a fixed point, and to conform to some other condition, such as to pass through a given curve whose plane does not contain the point. The surfaces of these solids are often called Cones, though, strictly speaking, they are Conical surfaces.
By Henry Percy Smith