conchoidal UK /kɒŋˈkɔɪ.dəl/US /kɑŋˈkɔɪ.dəl/ adjective3 •Irregular, with planar, concentric curves, similar to those on a mussel shell.It is distinguished by its splendent lustre and conchoidal fracture. — 1821 •That fractures with planar concentric curves (e.g., as flint, chert or obsidian). •Of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.[…] a conchoidal hyperbola with an oval at its convexity. — 1695 formsmore conchoidal · most conchoidal