Conical
[kon-ik] /ˈkɒn ɪk/
adjective
1.
Also, conical. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a .
noun
2.
Geometry. .
/ˈkɒnɪk/
adjective
1.
noun
2.
another name for conic section
adj.
1560s, “pertaining to a cone,” also “having the shape of a cone,” from conic + -al (1).
adj.
1560s, “pertaining to a cone,” from Latin conicus, from Greek konikos “cone-shaped,” from konos (see cone).
conical con·i·cal (kŏn’ĭ-kəl) or con·ic (-ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or shaped like a cone.
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