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funnel-shaped

funnel-shaped

1 4.3
Having a wide top and a narrow bottom for pouring liquids into a container
  • adjective
  • /ˈfʌnəlˌʃeɪpt/
translation icon : en forma de embudo
  • He admired the funnel-shaped design of the new water feature in the park.

Examples

  • The portal 90 differs from those described above in that it has no funnel-shaped collector in the ceiling.

    Blog text (26)

  • And as at Lismullin, there was a funnel-shaped alignment leading up to the entrance of the structures.

    Academic text (2011)

  • A funnel-shaped alignment of posts leads to the entrance of the inner structure.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Television footage showed a funnel-shaped rotating column of air approaching the shore from the Atlantic near the town of Lagos.

    Blog text (33)

  • There was a funnel-shaped opening on each pot where the eel could slither in to get the bait but couldn't wind its way out.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • New York (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Cleanup is underway after a pair of powerful, funnel-shaped clouds landed in New York City on Saturday.

    Blog text (7)

  • The portal capitalizes on this phenomenon by providing at least a partial enclosure with a funnel-shaped collector above the vehicular subject.

    Blog text (26)

  • The calla lilies in her garden have beautiful funnel-shaped flowers that attract many bees.

  • We saw a funnel-shaped cloud forming in the sky before the storm arrived.

Synonyms

cone-shaped
vsfunnel-shaped
4 2.8

Shaped like a cone

has a narrow bottom rather than a sharp point
trumpet-shaped
vsfunnel-shaped
4.2

Narrow at one end and wide at the other like some flowers

has a narrow outlet rather than a wide open end

Antonyms

flat
797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

How Tapered

tapered
1 4.5
conical
5 4.8
funnel-shaped
1 4.3
broad
224 1.0

Surface Forms

funnel-shaped positive

Morphology

funnel-shaped = funnel + shape (transparent) = funnel + shape

The meaning is directly derived from the combination of 'funnel' and 'shape', indicating an object with a funnel-like form.

Etymology

Funnel-shaped comes from the everyday object funnel, which is 'wide at the top and narrow at the bottom', and the ending -shaped meaning 'in the form of'. So something funnel-shaped looks like a funnel, wide above and narrowing below.