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
Many different forms have been given to the heads of projectiles, as flat, ogival, hemispherical, conoidal, parabolic, blunt trifaced, etc.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various
In this motion, the string forms a sort of conoidal surface, distended by centrifugal force.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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
The 580 conoidal bore greatly improved the quality of tone and the production of the higher harmonics of the third octave.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
