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  • 61conoid —   n. & a. somewhat conical (object).    ♦ conoidal, a …

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  • 62conoid — [kō′noid΄] adj. [Gr kōnoeidēs: see CONE & OID] cone shaped: also conoidal n. 1. a cone shaped thing 2. Geom. a solid described by a conic section revolving about its axis …

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  • 63conoid — adj. & n. adj. (also conoidal) cone shaped. n. a cone shaped object …

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  • 64plumb bob — noun the metal bob of a plumb line • Syn: ↑plumb, ↑plummet • Derivationally related forms: ↑plumb (for: ↑plumb) • Hypernyms: ↑bob …

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  • 65aymara deformation — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a conoidal or oxycephalic head produced by binding the head of an infant with bands or with frontal pads and a band …

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  • 66edge rail — noun 1. : a railroad rail set on edge with which a flanged wheel with a conoidal tread is used contrasted with tram rail 2. : a guardrail laid alongside the main rail at a switch * * * edge rail noun A rail of a form in which the carriage wheels… …

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  • 67ellobiidae — ˌeləˈbīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Ellobium, type genus + idae : a family of pulmonate snails that have a conoidal shell with a strongly toothed ear shaped aperture and that are widely distributed in salt… …

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  • 68fan vault — noun : a vault produced by fan vaulting * * * a vault composed of a number of concave conoidal surfaces, usually four, springing from the corners of the vaulting compartment and touching or intersecting at the top, often decorated with ribs. See… …

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  • 69needle valve — noun : a valve consisting essentially of a slender pointed rod or needle fitting into a conoidal seat and capable of fine adjustment …

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  • 70sugar-loaf — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective also sugar loafed “t : shaped like a sugarloaf : conoidal a sugar loaf mountain …

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