conical
pronunciation
How to pronounce conical in British English:
UK [ˈkɒnɪkl]
How to pronounce conical in American English:
US [ˈkɑnɪkl]
-
- Adjective:
- relating to or resembling a cone
Word Origin
- conical (adj.)
- 1560s, "pertaining to a cone," also "having the shape of a cone," from conic + -al (1).
Example
- 1. There are a dozen conical thatched huts and a clutch of spindly thorn trees .
- 2. Some thoughts on conical flow asymmetry .
- 3. Predatory fish may have sharp conical .
- 4. As far as watching television is concerned , visual acuity represents the point beyond which some of the detail in the picture can no longer be resolved by the conical receptor cells in the retina of the eye .
- 5. Conical hats are usually worn by rice farmers for protection against the sun and rain .