conoidal

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The hemispherical, conoidal, parabolic and blunt trifaced all give more or less of the wedging effect.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various

These emanations may be regarded as conoidal envelopes of greater of less thickness, p 102 and, considered in this manner, they furnish a simple explanation of many of the remarkable optical phenomena already spoken of.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von

Comets; the nucleus and tail; various forms and directions of the emanations in conoidal envelopes, with more or less dense walls.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von

Keen has recorded a case in which a conoidal ball lodged in the body of the third cervical vertebra, from which it was extracted six weeks later.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

It is of conoidal form, with an irregular elliptic base, and rises abruptly to a height of 1114 ft.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg