CONCHOIDS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word CONCHOIDS in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of CONCHOIDS with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Conchoid

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 18th century: from conch+ -oid

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkɒŋkɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a plane quartic curve consisting of two separate branches either side of and asymptotic to a central straight line (the asymptote), such that if a line is drawn from a fixed point (the pole) to intersect both branches, the part of the line falling between the two branches is of constant length and is exactly bisected by the asymptote.

Short Definition:

plane quartic curve consisting of two separate branches either side of and asymptotic to central straight line asymptote

In Word Games

Scramble Word Scores

Words with Friends

✅ Available

Score: 19

SOWPODS

✅ Available

Score: 17

OTCWL

✅ Available

Score: 17

Word Game Tools

Wordle Solver Icon

Wordle Solver

Quordle Solver Icon

Quordle Solver

Octordle Solver Icon

Octordle Solver

Random Word Generator Icon

Random Word Generator

More Word Games

Quordle Answer Icon

Quordle

Octordle Answer Icon

Octordle

Contexto Answer Icon

Contexto

More Crosswords Games