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Examples of conical in a Sentence
The tree has a conical shape.
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Today, there are 25 in the portfolio, stretching from a conical roofed show-stopper in Puglia to a lush, terraced hideaway in Phuket.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
These small, conical mounds formed when lava interacted explosively with water or ice, marking the presence of underground ice near the surface at the time of eruption.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
On one end of the bone, a conical puncture breaks up the smooth, fossilized surface, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The pointed, conical fruits are about 4 inches long springing from compact 2-foot-tall plants.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1570, in the meaning defined above
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“Conical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conical. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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