- conchoidally
- adverb see conchoidal
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
conchoidally
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conchoidally — See conchoidal. * * * … Universalium
conchoidally — adverb In a conchoidal manner … Wiktionary
conchoidally — adv. in a conchoidal form (spiral shaped, shaped like a conch shell) … English contemporary dictionary
conchoidally — con·choi·dal·ly … English syllables
conchoidally — adverb see conchoidal … Useful english dictionary
conchoidal — conchoidally, adv. /kong koyd l/, adj. Mineral. noting a shell like fracture form produced on certain minerals by a blow. [1660 70; CONCHOID + AL1] * * * … Universalium
conchoidal — adjective Etymology: Greek konchoeidēs like a mussel, from konchē Date: 1666 having elevations or depressions shaped like the inside surface of a bivalve shell • conchoidally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
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