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cone
noun
1 geom a solid, three-dimensional figure with a flat base in the shape of a circle or ellipse, and a curved upper surface that tapers to a point.
2 something similar to this in shape, eg a hollow pointed wafer for holding ice cream.
3 anat in the retina: a type of light-sensitive receptor cell specialized for the detection of colour, and which functions best in bright light. Compare rod ( noun 6).
4 bot the reproductive structure of gymnosperms, consisting of a central axis bearing many overlapping sporophylls. Technical equivalent strobilus.
5 a plastic cone-shaped bollard which is placed on the road temporarily, to divert traffic, cordon off an area, etc. Also called traffic cone.
verb (coned , coning ) to shape like a cone.
[16c: from Greek konos pine cone or geometrical cone]
cone something or somewhere off to close off (an area or part of a road) with a line of traffic cones.
noun
1 geom a solid, three-dimensional figure with a flat base in the shape of a circle or ellipse, and a curved upper surface that tapers to a point.
2 something similar to this in shape, eg a hollow pointed wafer for holding ice cream.
3 anat in the retina: a type of light-sensitive receptor cell specialized for the detection of colour, and which functions best in bright light. Compare rod ( noun 6).
4 bot the reproductive structure of gymnosperms, consisting of a central axis bearing many overlapping sporophylls. Technical equivalent strobilus.
5 a plastic cone-shaped bollard which is placed on the road temporarily, to divert traffic, cordon off an area, etc. Also called traffic cone.
verb (coned , coning ) to shape like a cone.
[16c: from Greek konos pine cone or geometrical cone]
cone something or somewhere off to close off (an area or part of a road) with a line of traffic cones.
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