American English pronunciation

How to pronounce conical

IPA transcription: ['kɑnɪkəl]

Pronunciation variants: ['kɑnɪkəl]['koʊnɪkəl]

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Adjective

  • relating to or resembling a cone

    “conical mountains”

    “conelike fruit”

Usage examples

  • The earliest side-scan sonars used a single conical-beam transducer.
  • It was a conical or semi-oval biretta surrounded by three crowns and two lappets attached to the back.
  • The mound was originally conical in shape.
  • A later variant with a more conical top is known as a 'sugarloaf helm'.
  • The crown is conical, becoming a narrow rounded dome with age.
  • The use of the conical measure usually dictates its construction material.
  • Its cousin, the Western oboe, has a double reed and a conical bore.
  • The seed capsule is covered with numerous conical humps and a few spines.
  • His tomb is a structure with a blue turquoise conical dome, at Qazvin.
  • These were more conical looking compared with the half cone shaped initial mantles.