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congreve
nounVery Low / Obsolete / Historical
/ˈkɒŋɡriːv/A type of early 19th-century military rocket invented by Sir William Congreve.
congruence
nounC1
/ˈkɒŋ.ɡru.əns/The state or quality of being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence; things fitting together or matching.
congruency
nounC1/C2
/ˈkɒŋ.ɡru.ən.si/Agreement, harmony, or correspondence between things; the state of being congruent.
congruent melting
nounLow/Very Low
/ˈkɒŋ.ɡru.ənt ˈmel.tɪŋ/A specific type of phase transition in a solid compound where it melts directly into a liquid of the same chemical composition, without undergoing decomposition or separation of its components.
congruity
nounC2
/kɒnˈɡruːɪti/The quality or state of being in agreement, correspondence, or harmony with something else; logical or aesthetic compatibility.
conic
adjectivenounC1
/ˈkɒnɪk/Having the shape of a cone; relating to or resembling a cone.
conic projection
nounC1
/ˈkɒn.ɪk prəˈdʒek.ʃən/A map projection where the Earth's surface is projected onto a cone, which is then unrolled into a flat map, resulting in lines of longitude appearing as straight lines converging at a point.
conic section
nounLow (primarily technical/academic)
/ˌkɒnɪk ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n/A curve obtained as the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane.
conical pendulum
nounC2
/ˈkɒnɪkəl ˈpɛndjʊləm/A weight attached to a fixed point by a cord, moving in a horizontal circular path with a constant speed, with the cord tracing out a cone.
conicoid
nounVery Low (Technical)
/ˈkɒnɪkɔɪd/A mathematical surface related to or resembling a cone.
conics
nounTechnical/Highly specialized
/ˈkɒnɪks/The branch of mathematics that studies conic sections (curves obtained by intersecting a cone with a plane).
conidiophore
nounVery low
/kəˈnɪd.i.ə.fɔː/A specialized fungal hypha that produces asexual spores called conidia.
conidium
nounVery Low
/kəˈnɪdɪəm/A small, asexual, non-motile spore produced by certain fungi, typically at the tip of a specialized hypha.
conifer
nounB2
/ˈkɒnɪfə/A type of tree or shrub, typically evergreen, that produces cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves.
coniferin
nounVery Low
/kəʊˈnɪfərɪn/A crystalline glucoside found in the sapwood of coniferous trees, especially pines and spruces.
coniine
nounLow
/ˈkəʊniːn/A poisonous alkaloid found in hemlock plants, which acts as a neurotoxin, historically known as the poison that killed Socrates.
coniology
nounVery low
/ˌkəʊnɪˈɒlədʒi/The scientific study of atmospheric dust and dust storms.
coniston water
nounVery Low
/ˈkɒnɪstən ˈwɔːtə/A large natural freshwater lake in the English Lake District, Cumbria.
conium
nounC2
/ˈkəʊnɪəm/A highly poisonous Eurasian plant of the parsley family, with fern-like leaves and small white flowers (hemlock).
conjecture
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
/kənˈdʒɛktʃə/An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information; a guess.

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