coning
Shaping into points
Coning describes a cone-shaped pattern or the process of forming one.
In oil drilling, coning occurs when water or gas from adjacent layers rises into a cone shape toward the wellbore, contaminating the oil.
In aviation, helicopter blades cone upward under lift.
Traffic coning means setting out safety cones: They were coning off the accident scene.
Rotating axis gradually reorients
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- spinRapid rotation around axis
rotation · axis · nutation · stability · wobble · propeller · blade · angular momentum
Uppermost point or culmination
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- surface areaMeasure of outer boundary
- volumeAmount of space filled
solid · axis · circular · projection · cross-section · altitude · generator · nappe
precession
Rotating axis gradually reorients
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
spin · rotation · axis · nutation · stability · wobble · propeller · blade · angular momentum · torque
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- surface areaMeasure of outer boundary
volume · solid · axis · circular · projection · cross-section · altitude · generator · nappe · ellipse
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
centering · cylinder · vessel · ceramics · kiln · glaze · slip · wedging · trimming · leather-hard
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- roadworkStreet repair activities
- constructionProcess of building something
- diversionRedirection of attention
detour · safety · highway · lane closure · pylon · warning · work zone · flagging · road crew · maintenance
- drilling hazardsblowout, kick, explosion, hydrogen sulfide, sour gas
- potterypot, pottery, clay pottery, throwing, ceramic vase
coningflaring
Expanding outward suddenly
splaying · fanning out · diverging · spreading · expanding
coningflattening
Reducing to evenness
spreading · leveling · smoothing · compressing · pancaking
- conical hatCircular-based pointed headgear
- conifer forest
- conical shapeCircular base tapering upward
- conical flaskTapered laboratory container