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Conchoidal

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

📖 Definitions of "Conchoidal"

adjective

1
Of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.
2
(of a fracture) Irregular, with planar, concentric curves, similar to those on a mussel shell.
3
(of a mineral) That fractures with planar concentric curves (e.g., as flint, chert or obsidian).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Conchoidal"

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Word	Definition
fracturenoun	(medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
brittle	Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.
subconchoidalnoun	Almost or imperfectly conchoidal.
conoidal	Having the shape of a conoid; having a roughly conical shape.
orthoconic	(malacology) Having or being a (mollusc) shell which is conical and straight (not curved or spiraled).
hamiform	Shaped like a hook.
conchitic	Composed of shells; containing many shells.
conicoidnoun	conoidal
gyroconic	(malacology) Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.
coniformnoun	Having the form of a cone
conospherical	With a form that combines a conical portion with a spherical portion, such as a tapering stylus with a rounded tip.
obconical	Alternative form of obconic. [(botany) of a fruit, conical in shape and attached to the stalk by the pointed end.]
polyconicnoun	Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones.
conicosubulate	Of a shape between conical and subulate.
spheroconicnoun	(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a coiled shell approaching a sphere in shape.
spheroconical	Alternative form of spheroconic. [(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a coiled shell approaching a sphere in shape.]
proconcave	(malacology) In reference to ribs on shells, with the shape of a concave bend towards the aperture, but initially straight.
discoconic	(malacology) Having an extremely narrow conch shape (between 0 and 30% of the diameter) with umbilical width index between 20 and 30%.
conicohemispherical	Of a shape between cone and hemisphere.
coralloidal	Having the shape or form of coral.