Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semiconical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-con-i-cal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Half-conical; partly conical.

Example Sentences

"Animal unknown but supposed to be closely allied to the Belemnite. Shell internal, oblong, semiconical, with the apex inflected towards the ventral aspect, and enlarged into an obtuse umbo, pierced by a pore on the ventral surface; the anterior part hollowed into a deep semiconical cavity extending to the pore, and having the inner surface covered by two calcareous sheaths, one within the other, continued over the ventral surfaces of, and enveloping, a series of transverse septa, perforated by a ventral siphon."

Etymology

From semi- + conical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Frequently Paired Words

conicality nonconical conical

Questions

What does semiconical mean?: Half-conical; partly conical.
Where does semiconical come from?: From semi- + conical.

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