conical — [kän′i kəl] adj. 1. of a cone 2. resembling or shaped like a cone conically adv. * * * con·i·cal (kŏnʹĭ kəl) adj. Of, relating to, or shaped like a cone. conʹi·cal·ly adv. * * * … Universalium
conical — 1560s, pertaining to a cone, also having the shape of a cone, from CONIC (Cf. conic) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
conical — / conic [adj] shaped cylindrically and with a point coned, cone shaped, conoid, conoidal, funnel shaped, pointed, pyramidal, sharp, strobilate, strobiloid, tapered, tapering; concept 486 … New thesaurus
conical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ shaped like a cone … English terms dictionary
conical — [kän′i kəl] adj. 1. of a cone 2. resembling or shaped like a cone conically adv … English World dictionary
Conical — Conic Con ic, Conical Con ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. conique. See {Cone}.] 1. Having the form of, or resembling, a geometrical cone; round and tapering to a point, or gradually lessening in circumference; as, a conic or conical figure; a conical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conical — [[t]kɒ̱nɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A conical object is shaped like a cone. We were soon aware of a great conical shape to the north east … English dictionary
conical — adj. Conical is used with these nouns: ↑flask, ↑roof, ↑shape … Collocations dictionary
conical — con|i|cal [ˈkɔnıkəl US ˈka: ] adj shaped like a ↑cone ▪ huts with conical roofs … Dictionary of contemporary English
conical — adjective shaped like a cone 1 (1): There were several huts with conical roofs … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Conical scanning — is a system used in early radar units to improve their accuracy, as well as making it easier to steer the antenna properly to point at a target. Conical scanning is similar in concept to the earlier lobe switching concept used on some of the… … Wikipedia
