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conically, adv.|ˈkɒnɪkəlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a conical form or manner; like a cone.
1661Boyle Spring of Air (J.), A watering pot, shaped conically, or like a sugar loaf. a1691― Wks. (1772) III. 641 (R.) An almost conically shaped weight of lead. 1786Cavallo in Phil. Trans. LXXVII. 9 A piece of..paper rolled up conically, and having at its apex an aperture. 1866Tate Brit. Mollusks iii. 54 The shell..is conically oval. 1872Proctor Ess. Astron. xiii. 193 A telescope..having a motion carrying the tube conically round a mean position. |