planoconical

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

plano- +‎ conical

Adjective[edit]

planoconical (comparative more planoconical, superlative most planoconical)

  1. Plane or flat on one side, and conical on the other.
    • 1681, Nehemiah Grew, Musæum Regalis Societatis. Or A Catalogue & Description of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society and Preserved at Gresham Colledge. [], London: [] W. Rawlins, for the author, →OCLC:
      Acutely Conical ; and also , in part , level between both ends or Planoconical.

References[edit]

plano-conical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.