Conicalness

/ˈkɒnɪkəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being conical; the characteristic of having a cone-like shape.

Etymology

From conical + -ness suffix, creating a noun form to express the abstract quality of conical appearance or structure.

Kelly Says

This word is rarely used because 'conicality' already fills this role—showing how English often develops multiple terms and then abandons the redundant ones, leaving etymological fossils in dictionaries.

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