conospherical

English

Etymology

From cono- +‎ spherical.

Adjective

conospherical (not comparable)

1. With a form that combines a conical portion with a spherical portion, such as a tapering stylus with a rounded tip.
   • 2014, Ling Li, Christine Ortiz, “Pervasive nanoscale deformation twinning as a catalyst for efficient energy dissipation in a bioceramic armour”, in Nature Materials‎, volume 13, →DOI, supplementary information, pages 501–507:

     The indentation experiments were performed with a conospherical tip (tip radius = ~1 µm; semi-angle = 30°; maximum load = 10 mN).

Anagrams

• spheroconical