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conchoidal

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10 lettersPronunciation /kɒŋˈkɔɪ.dəl/Sorted accdhilnooStarts with CEnds with L0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.

Word origin

From conchoid + -al.

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  • c. 1695, Isaac Newton, 1976, D. T. Whiteside (editor), The Mathematical Papers of Isaac Newton, Volume 7: 1691-1695, page 621, […] a conchoidal hyperbola with an oval at its convexity.
  • 1821, Coal, entry in Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Chemistry on the Basis of Mr Nicholson's, unnumbered page, It is distinguished by its splendent lustre and conchoidal fracture.
  • Some flakes detached in a controlled manner have characteristics of conchoidal fracture.

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