adjective🔗ShareOf or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid."The broken glass shard had a curved, conchoidal fracture, resembling the inside of a seashell. "geologymaterialscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a fracture) Irregular, with planar, concentric curves, similar to those on a mussel shell."The broken glass shard had a conchoidal fracture, showing curved lines like those on the inside of a seashell. "geologymaterialscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a mineral) That fractures with planar concentric curves (e.g., as flint, chert or obsidian)."The obsidian arrowhead, when broken, displayed a distinct conchoidal fracture pattern, with smooth, curved surfaces like the inside of a seashell. "geologymineralmaterialscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading