acuminating
/əˈkjuːmɪneɪtɪŋ/adjective
Tapering or narrowing to a point; (Mineralogy, of three or more planes) meeting so as to form a point by their intersection (now rare ).
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Kirwan (1733–1812), chemist and mineralogist. From acuminate + -ing.
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