conically

Thân thiện

The ice cream is served conically in a crisp waffle cone.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a conical manner; having the shape of a cone: Describes something that is formed, arranged, or shaped like a cone.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The mountain rose conically from the plain. (The mountain rose in the shape of a cone from the plain.)
  • The roof was designed conically to shed snow easily. (The roof was designed in a conical manner to shed snow easily.)
  • The shells of some snails are coiled conically. (The shells of some snails are coiled into a cone shape.)

Advanced Usage

• In technical/scientific descriptions: Used to precisely describe form or geometry in fields like mathematics, engineering, geology, or biology.
  • The data points are distributed conically around the central axis.
  • The volcano's vent eroded conically over centuries.

Variants and Related Words

• Conic (adjective): Relating to or resembling a cone.
  • The conic section of the parabola.
• Conical (adjective): Having the shape of a cone.
  • A conical hat.
• Cone (noun): A three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base to a point called the apex.

Synonyms

• Taperingly: In a manner that becomes gradually narrower.
• Pyramidally: In the manner of a pyramid (similar but multi-faceted shape).

Notes on Meaning

• The adverb conically is derived directly from the adjective conical. It is used to modify verbs (e.g., , , ) or other adjectives to describe the manner in which something takes on a cone-like form. It is a precise, often technical term.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a conical manner
   • conically shaped