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oblique circular cone

noun

, Geometry.
  1. a cone whose surface is generated by lines joining a fixed point to the points of a circle, the fixed point lying on a line that is not perpendicular to the circle at its center.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oblique circular cone1

Probably earlier than 1950–55

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