frusta
Variant of frustum
frustum
definition
frus·tum (frus′təm)
noun pl. frustums -·tums or frusta -·ta (-tə)
- a solid figure consisting of the bottom part of a cone or pyramid, the top of which has been cut off by a plane parallel to the base
- the part of a solid figure contained between two parallel planes
Etymology: L, a piece, bit < IE *bhreus-, to break, crush < base *bher-, to split, cut > bore
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