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cone

UK
/kəʊn/
US
/koʊn/

Translations

conenoun
cones
pl
UK
/kəʊn/
US
/koʊn/
The ice cream was served in a cone.
Мороженое подавали в конусе.
The pine tree dropped a cone on the ground.
Сосна уронила шишку на землю.
Additional translations
конусность
рожок
Synonyms
pyramid
pointed object
conical shape
taper
cylinder
coneverb
coned
Past Simple
coned
Past Participle
coning
Gerund
UK
/kəʊn/
US
/koʊn/
coneadjective
UK
/kəʊn/
US
/koʊn/
Used attributively to describe something conical or related to a cone.

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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