conic

[ kon-ik ]

/ ˈkɒn ɪk /

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adjective

Also con·i·cal. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone.

noun

Geometry. conic section.

Origin of conic

1560–70; < Greek kōnikós, equivalent to kôn(os) cone + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM conic

con·i·cal·ly, adverb co·nic·i·ty

[ko-nis-i-tee] /kɒˈnɪs ɪ ti/, con·i·cal·ness, noun mul·ti·con·ic, adjective sem·i·con·i·cal, adjective

sem·i·con·i·cal·ly, adverb sub·con·ic, adjective sub·con·i·cal, adjective sub·con·i·cal·ly, adverb un·con·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby conic

congruent, congruity, congruous, congruous hemianopsia, congé, conic, conic projection, conic section, conical, conical cornea, conical papilla

Example sentences from the Web for conical

I had seen pictures before of the Temple, with its conical towers set on top of a mountain.

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But Amy has scant hope Madonna will send her conical brassieres to her shop for cleaning and repair.

Madonna, My Neighbor |Ralph Gardner, Jr. |April 22, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The smaller male hardly tapers behind, but is incurved and ends in a short, blunt, conical tail.

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In the centre of a lovely valley rises a conical rock of gneiss, protruding to the height of 200 feet or more.

Round About the Carpathians |Andrew F. Crosse

Horn small, conical, sometimes (as in the figured specimen) rudimentary.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel
Their conical huts, to the number of some hundreds, present the most interesting part of the scene.

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Conical stones, wrapped up in 100 goat skins, were the idols preserved in the temple of the Natchez.

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British Dictionary definitions for conical

conic

/ (ˈkɒnɪk) /

adjective Also: conical

having the shape of a cone
of or relating to a cone

noun

another name for conic section

Derived forms of conic

conically, adverb

Word Origin for conic

C16: from New Latin, from Greek kōnikos, from kōnos cone

Medical definitions for conical

conical

[ kŏn′ĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or shaped like a cone.

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adjective Also: conical

noun

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adjective Also: conical

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adj.

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