conospherical

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adjective

With a form that combines a conical portion with a spherical portion, such as a tapering stylus with a rounded tip.

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Meanings

adjectiveconospherical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith a form that combines a conical portion with a spherical portion, such as a tapering stylus with a rounded tip.

    The indentation experiments were performed with a conospherical tip (tip radius = ~1 µm; semi-angle = 30°; maximum load = 10 mN).

    2014, Ling Li, Christine Ortiz, “Pervasive nanoscale deformation twinning as a catalyst for efficient energy dissipation in a bioceramic armour”, in Nature Materials, volume 13, →DOI, supplementary information, pages 501–507

Origin

From cono- + spherical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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