conical shape

collocation in English

meaningsofconicalandshape

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conical
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkɑː.nɪ.kəl/
shaped like ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofconicalandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Particularly, in addition to the difficulty of making a perfectlyconicalshapefor smaller feelers, the influence of surface unevenness on the feelers' dimensions increases.
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The propagating wave packets assume aconicalshapewhere the parallel group velocity is more than the perpendicular one.
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The phase fronts haveconicalshapeas reported both in our approximate linear analytical treatment of the problem and also in experiments.
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Figure 9a shows the optical micrograph of the untreated surface for the tracks of laser-induced plasma ions of argon withconicalshape.
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Like the marginal teeth it has a simpleconicalshapeand is round in cross-section at the base.
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All teeth are of a simple,conicalshape, and the few teeth broken at their base reveal a round cross-section.
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The wave fronts have aconicalshape.
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The storekeeper had very lovingly piled up tin on tin of baked beans in aconicalshape, and it was most attractive.
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The small, white shell has a flatlyconicalshape, with a glassy minute nucleus of one whorl and seven subsequent whorls.
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The masonry lighthouse has aconicalshapeand is painted white with one narrow black horizontal band.
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The rather thick, very narrowly perforate shell has aconicalshape.
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A large object placed in space with aconicalshapewould stop other objects hurtling towards the center of the back of it.
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The purpose of theconicalshapewas to increase water depth over the furnace, the hottest part of the evaporative surface.
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The yellowish-white shell has aconicalshapewith a rounded but keeled periphery and a convex base.
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The outer wall, at a thickness of, rises at a slight incline and gives the tower itsconicalshape.
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They have a distinctivelyconicalshapewith thin grooves (striae) that radiate from the top (apex) of the cone.
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