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
See frustum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(frŭsˈtəm)
nounpl.frus·tums or frus·ta(-tə) Mathematics
The part of a solid, such as a cone or pyramid, between two parallel planes cutting the solid, especially the section between the base and a plane parallel to the base.