FRUSTUM


Meaning of FRUSTUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrəs-təm ]

noun

( plural frustums or frus·ta -tə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, piece, bit — more at bruise

Date: 1658

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.