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frustum

frus·tum
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fruhs-tuh m]
    • /ˈfrʌs təm/
    • /ˈfrʌ.stəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fruhs-tuh m]
    • /ˈfrʌs təm/

Definitions of frustum word

  • noun plural frustum the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base. 1
  • noun plural frustum the part of a solid, as a cone or pyramid, between two usually parallel cutting planes. 1
  • noun frustum The portion of a cone or pyramid that remains after its upper part has been cut off by a plane parallel to its base, or that is intercepted between two such planes. 1
  • noun frustum the part of a solid, such as a cone or pyramid, contained between the base and a plane parallel to the base that intersects the solid 0
  • noun frustum the part of such a solid contained between two parallel planes intersecting the solid 0
  • noun frustum a single drum of a column or a single stone used to construct a pier 0

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Origin of frustum

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin: piece, bit; probably akin to Old Irish brúid (he) breaks, Old English brȳsan to crush

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Parts of speech for Frustum

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

frustum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

frustum usage trend in Literature

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