biconical

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adjective

consisting of two cones placed together apex to apex

OriginEnglish conical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek κωνῐκός (kōnĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivebiconical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableconsisting of two cones placed together apex to apex

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóh₃nos
  8. Ancient Greekκῶνος (kônos)
  9. Ancient Greekκωνῐκός (kōnĭkós)
  10. Englishconic
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishconical
  14. Englishbiconical

From bi- + conical.

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APA

biconical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biconical

MLA

“biconical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biconical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biconical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biconical.

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