💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Conchometry"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| conchyliometrynoun | Archaic form of conchometry. [The measurement of shells.] |
| conchyliologynoun | Dated form of conchology. [The study of molluscs and their shells.] |
| conchospiralnoun | A kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells. |
| conchitenoun | (paleontology) A fossilised conch or shell. |
| conchoidnoun | (mathematics, geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts). |
| conquenoun | Alternative spelling of conch. [A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.] |
| conknoun | The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk. |
| conchanoun | Any shell-shaped structure: |
| helicoconenoun | A conelike spiral tube that is the form of most mollusc shells. |
| claviclenoun | (anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone. |
| conchæ | — |
| cyrtoceraconenoun | (malacology) A shell which has a curved cone shape. |
| conenoun | Anything in the general shape of a cone. |
| coquillenoun | A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell. |
| torticonenoun | (malacology) A shell (as of a snail, cephalopod, etc) having the form of a conical corkscrew, a twisted cone. |
| cochleanoun | (anatomy) The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses. |
| longiconenoun | (malacology) A long, thin, conic shell, as of some Paleozoic cephalopods. |
| orthoceraconenoun | (malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape. |
| conchnoun | A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. |
| chonknoun | (slang, chiefly Internet slang) An adorably fat or large creature, particularly a cat. |
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