conical
Like a funnel
Conical means shaped like a cone—circular at one end and tapering to a point at the other: a conical hat, conical flasks in the chemistry lab.
The word describes both perfect geometric cones and roughly cone-shaped objects: The mountain rose to a conical peak.
Point where edges converge
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- axisRotation reference line
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
circular · solid · sector · revolution · surface area · volume · net · paraboloid
Conical humiliation headwear
- party hatConical festive headwear
- wizard hatConical magical headgear
- witch hatConical costume headpiece
- pilgrim hatPuritan settler headwear
Tapering to a tip
- narrowingReduction in width
- convergingMoving toward sameness
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
aerodynamic · funnel-shaped · horn-shaped · pyramidal · wedge-shaped · bullet-shaped · spire · pinnacle
Impact or volcanic basin
- stratovolcanoLayered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
magma · caldera · vent · pyroclastic · tephra · basalt · shield volcano · volcanic plug
vertex
Point where edges converge
symmetry · circular · solid · sector · revolution · surface area · volume · net · paraboloid · hyperboloid
dunce cap
Conical humiliation headwear
- party hatConical festive headwear
- wizard hatConical magical headgear
- witch hatConical costume headpiece
pointed
Tapering to a tip
- narrowingReduction in width
- convergingMoving toward sameness
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
streamlined · aerodynamic · funnel-shaped · horn-shaped · pyramidal · wedge-shaped · bullet-shaped · spire · pinnacle · obelisk
crater
Impact or volcanic basin
- stratovolcanoLayered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- lavaErupted liquid stone
ash · magma · caldera · vent · pyroclastic · tephra · basalt · shield volcano · volcanic plug · scoria
pouring
Flowing in volume
strainer · decanting · siphon · dispense · bottling · laboratory · separator · hopper · nozzle · intake
- container traitsairtight, leakproof, sealed, watertight, stackable
- shape wordsround, circular, oval, angular, curved
- teethteeth, incisors, incisor, canine, canines
- volcano wordsactive, dormant, extinct, molten, eruptive
- shellsseashells, sea shells, shell, clam, oyster
- horn shapescurved, spiral, twisted, straight, crescent
conicalcylindrical
Circular in cross-section
spherical · cubical · flat · cubic · rectangular
conicalflared
Spread gradually outward
bell-shaped · funnel-shaped · trumpet-shaped · widening · expanding
- conical hatCircular-based pointed headgear
- conic sectionCurve from plane-cone intersection
- conical shapeCircular base tapering upward
- conical flaskTapered laboratory container