Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In the form of a cone.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In the form of a cone.

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  • adverb In a conical manner

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a conical manner

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Examples

  • Ah, some ubiquitous DVD conically cut ahead of some showy sale.

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  • One log had a conically shaped end that fit into the hollowed-out end of the other log and an iron collar that bound the two together.

    Excavating Beekman - Area 1 2008

  • Shaped conically in matte black and brushed aluminum, with three circular discs that jut out like flying saucers, the BeoLab 5 conjures thoughts of Star Trek just as well as sounds of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

    Talking About Design 2008

  • The road winds around Lake Xolotlan (Lake Managua), and there are stunning views of the perfect conically-shaped Volcan Momotombo on the Northwestern shore of the lake and its aptly named counterpart in the lake, Momotombito.

    Leon « Wanderings 2006

  • Falling in among the conically clad assassins, the newcomers proceeded to spread havoc and death.

    Running from the Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005

  • Falling in among the conically clad assassins, the newcomers proceeded to spread havoc and death.

    Running From The Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005

  • Falling in among the conically clad assassins, the newcomers proceeded to spread havoc and death.

    Running From The Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005

  • Falling in among the conically clad assassins, the newcomers proceeded to spread havoc and death.

    Running From The Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005

  • Chrysippus says that we see darkness by the striking of the intermediate air; for the visual spirits which proceed from the principal part of the soul and reach to the ball of the eye pierce this air, which, after they have made those strokes upon it, extend conically on the surrounding air, where this is homogeneous in quality.

    Essays and Miscellanies 2004

  • These nooks have all been taken possession of by fishermen, and their conically beehive-shaped huts always peep from under the frondage.

    How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

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