funnel-shaped
Cone with opening
Funnel-shaped describes something wide at one end and narrowing to a point or tube at the other, like a funnel: funnel-shaped flowers, a funnel-shaped cloud.
The term appears often in botanical descriptions and weather reports describing tornadoes.
Tapered solid, circular base
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- flaredSpread gradually outward
widening · narrowing · pyramidal · spire · wedge · truncated · goblet · chalice
Flow-directing pipe fitting
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- pourSend liquid streaming out
conduit · directing · megaphone · horn · loudspeaker · bellmouth · venturi · intake
Rotating water formation
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- waterspoutMarine vortex phenomenon
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
swirl · spiral · eddy · twister · typhoon · dust devil · sinkhole · drain
Progressive decrease in width
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- chokepointNarrow passage limiting movement
- neckingKissing and caressing amorously
pinchpoint · convergent · focusing · concentrating · throat · stenosis · waist · compression
Perforated draining vessel
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- colanderKitchen bowl for draining
- filterPorous separation device
- percolatorCoffee-brewing apparatus
separator · decanting · pouring · wine decanter · cheesecloth · chinois
cone
Tapered solid, circular base
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- vertexPoint where edges converge
flared · widening · narrowing · pyramidal · spire · wedge · truncated · goblet · chalice · morning glory
nozzle
Flow-directing pipe fitting
pour · conduit · directing · megaphone · horn · loudspeaker · bellmouth · venturi · intake · outlet
whirlpool
Rotating water formation
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- waterspoutMarine vortex phenomenon
maelstrom · swirl · spiral · eddy · twister · typhoon · dust devil · sinkhole · drain · centrifuge
tapering
Progressive decrease in width
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- chokepointNarrow passage limiting movement
necking · pinchpoint · convergent · focusing · concentrating · throat · stenosis · waist · compression · contraction
strainer
Perforated draining vessel
percolator · separator · decanting · pouring · wine decanter · cheesecloth · chinois
- flower formstubular, rosette, double flower, rotate, stellate
funnel-shapedcylindrical
Circular in cross-section
tubular · cone-shaped · conical · flared · bell-shaped