conoidal

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Meanwhile, as an alternative form the conoidal seal, rounded at the top and having a flat base for the intaglio, came into use beside the cylinder.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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

B. Sc.—Combination of two conoidal lenses.—Range of power obtained.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 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

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