Definition of Funnel shape

1. Noun. A conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends.

Exact synonyms: Funnel
Generic synonyms: Cone, Cone Shape, Conoid
Derivative terms: Funnel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Funnel Shape

funned
funnel
funnel-crest rosebud orchid
funnel-shaped pelvis
funnel breast
funnel cake
funnel cakes
funnel chanterelle
funnel chanterelles
funnel chest
funnel cloud
funnel clouds
funnel mark
funnel plot
funnel plots
funnel shape (current term)
funnel weaver
funnel weavers
funnel web
funneled
funnelform
funneling
funnelled
funnelless
funnelling
funnels
funnelshaped
funner
funness
funnest

Literary usage of Funnel shape

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases and Surgery of the Genito-urinary System by Francis Sedgwick Watson, John Henry Cunningham (1908)
"Anterior to the bulb, the funnel shape is resumed, and its opening, or the continuation of the lumen of the canal at the tip of the cone, ..."

2. Classified and Descriptive Catalogue of the Art Objects of Spanish by Juan Facundo Riaño, South Kensington Museum (1872)
"Plain glass, with spiral white lines and applied ornament, funnel-shape, with waved lip and ... Plain glass, funnel-shape, with curved neck, and long spout; ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"... 4 in. long, joined to the base of the cup; the cup funnel- shape, broader and longer, toothed, the free part of the filaments about 2-3 ..."

4. River and Canal Engineering: The Characteristics of Open Flowing Streams by Edward Skelton Bellasis (1913)
"If the whole estuary is narrowed, and a suitable funnel shape preserved, the width to be kept open is, relatively to the size of the mouth, no greater than ..."

5. The London Medical Gazette (1834)
"The funnel shape of the sheath is one of the most deh'uc'd point* in the anatomy ... But Mr. G. mistakes; it is not upon the thigh that the funnel shape is ..."

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