- conicity
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conicity
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conicity — noun see conic I … New Collegiate Dictionary
conicity — See conic. * * * … Universalium
conicity — kōˈnisəd.ē noun ( es) : the quality or state of being conical : conicalness … Useful english dictionary
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conic — I. adjective Date: 1570 1. of or relating to a cone 2. conical • conicity noun II. noun Date: 1879 conic section … New Collegiate Dictionary
Piccolo heckelphone — The piccolo heckelphone is a very rare woodwind instrument invented in 1904 by the firm of Wilhelm Heckel in Wiesbaden Biebrich, Germany. A variant of the heckelphone, the piccolo heckelphone was intended to add power to the very highest woodwind … Wikipedia
Wheelset (railroad) — A wheelset is the wheel axle (wheel and axle) assembly of a railroad car. The frame assembly beneath each end of a car or locomotive that holds the wheelsets is called the bogie (or truck in North America). Most North American freight cars have… … Wikipedia
conic — conically, adv. conicity /ko nis i tee/, conicalness, n. /kon ik/, adj. 1. Also, conical. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone. n. 2. Geom. See conic section. [1560 70; < Gk konikós, equiv. to kôn(os) CONE … Universalium
