inverted cone

collocation in English

meaningsofinvertedandcone

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inverted
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈvɜː.tɪd/us
/ɪnˈvɝː.t̬ɪd/
changed from the normal position by being turned upside down or being arranged in the ...
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cone
noun[C]
uk
/kəʊn/us
/koʊn/
a shape with a flat, round or oval base and a top that becomes narrower until it forms ...
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(Definition ofinvertedandconefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Due to their geometry, cone- andinvertedcone-shaped lipids create packing stresses within a bilayer.
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The traps (70 cm tall) were constructed from modified woven plastic grain bags suspended as aninvertedconefrom a circular wire frame.
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Observations of the cavity produced by a droplet of rain falling on a plane water surface show that the cavity often takes the form of aninvertedcone.
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The extent of dendrite projection is indicated by vertical bars above circular cell bodies, for all neuron types including large ganglionic neurons which haveinvertedcone-like dendritic arborizations.
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That index takes the form of aninvertedcone.
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The water vapour condenses, usually on a plastic sheet suspended as aninvertedcone, dripping into a collection cup placed beneath its center.
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Mosquitoes may be physically prevented from reaching the standing water or migrating into the sewer proper by the use of aninvertedconefilter.
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Seasoned meat in the shape of aninvertedconeis turned slowly against a vertical rotisserie, then sliced vertically into thin, crisp shavings.
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The shape typically resembles a vase orinvertedcone.
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The main charge is in the form of a smallinvertedconewhich generates a shaped charge effect when detonated.
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Immense quantities of dust and coal rose high into the air in aninvertedcone...
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The form is that of aninvertedconeand can only be formed in stable soils.
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Soil emergence traps, consisting of aninvertedconeor funnel with collecting jar on top, are employed to capture insects with a subterranean pupal stage.
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The caps range in shape from roughly spherical to pear-shaped or like aninvertedcone, and have dimensions of 0.73.8cm1 in by 0.62cm1 in.
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The creature was a little like aninvertedcone, with a crown of seven to nine tentacles.
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The fruit is a dehiscent capsule in the form ofinvertedconewith many seeds.
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The eggs that were incubating were placed on aninvertedconethat was partially covered in ash.
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The specific epithet "obconica" meansinvertedcone, referring to the convex flowers.
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The shell is many-whorled and in the form of aninvertedcone, the anterior end being the narrow end.
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