Definition of frustum Frustum

frus•tum

We found 7 definitions of frustum from 5 different sources.

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What does frustum mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: frustums

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
  solid a three-dimensional shape
  truncated pyramid a frustum formed from a pyramid
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • frustum (n.)
    The part of a solid next the base, formed by cutting off the, top; or the part of any solid, as of a cone, pyramid, etc., between two planes, which may be either parallel or inclined to each other.
  • frustum (n.)
    One of the drums of the shaft of a column.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • frustum
    frus′tum, n. a slice of a solid body: the part of a cone which remains when the top is cut off by a plane parallel to the base. [L. frustum, a bit.]

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