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cone

UK
/kəʊn/
US
/koʊn/

Translations

conenoun
cones
pl
UK
/kəʊn/
US
/koʊn/
cornetPour la glace, en particulier le contenant comestible.
The ice cream was served in a waffle cone.
La glace a été servie dans un cornet gaufré.
cônePour un cône de signalisation ou de balisage.
After the accident, workers placed cones around the crater to keep vehicles away.
Après l’accident, des cônes de signalisation ont été placés autour du cratère pour empêcher les véhicules d’approcher.
côneEn anatomie de l’œil, cellule photoréceptrice.
Cones in the human eye are less sensitive to light than rods but are essential for seeing colors.
Les cônes de l’œil humain sont moins sensibles à la lumière que les bâtonnets, mais ils sont essentiels pour voir les couleurs.
côneEn botanique, pour les conifères et autres gymnospermes.
The pine tree dropped several cones on the forest floor.
Le pin a laissé tomber plusieurs cônes sur le sol de la forêt.
côneSens géométrique et forme générale.
The students learned how to calculate the volume of a cone in math class.
Les élèves ont appris à calculer le volume d’un cône en cours de mathématiques.
Synonyms
pyramid
pointed object
conical shape
taper
cylinder
coneverb
coned
Past Simple
coned
Past Participle
coning
Gerund
UK
/kəʊn/
US
/koʊn/
baliserAvec des cônes de signalisation, pour fermer ou délimiter une zone.
The police coned off the damaged section of the highway.
La police a balisé la section endommagée de l’autoroute.
Additional translations
effilerSens technique : donner une forme conique.
coneadjective
UK
/kəʊn/
US
/koʊn/
Used attributively to describe something conical or related to a cone.
coniqueQui a la forme d’un cône.
The pagoda's cone roof was visible from afar.
Le toit conique de la pagode était visible de loin.

Definitions

conenoun
A solid or hollow object that tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point.
The ice cream was served in a waffle cone.
A geometric shape that has a circular base and a single vertex, forming a three-dimensional figure.
The students learned how to calculate the volume of a cone in math class.
A reproductive structure in conifers and other gymnosperms, consisting of a cluster of scales or bracts, typically woody, that bear seeds.
The pine tree dropped several cones on the forest floor.
A photoreceptor cell in the retina of the eye that is responsible for color vision.
Cones in the human eye are less sensitive to light than rods but are essential for seeing colors.
A cone-shaped marker, especially a brightly coloured plastic cone used to guide or restrict traffic or to mark boundaries.
After the accident, workers placed cones around the crater to keep vehicles away.
coneverb
To shape or form something into a cone or conical shape.
The potter coned the clay on the wheel to create a vase.
To mark or cordon off (an area) with traffic cones.
The police coned off the damaged section of the highway.
coneadjective
Having the shape of or relating to a cone; conical.
The pagoda's cone roof was visible from afar.
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