cone (k n)n. 1. Mathematics a. The surface generated by a straight line, the generator, passing through a fixed point, the vertex, and moving along a fixed curve, the directrix. b. A right circular cone. 2. a. The figure formed by a cone, bound or regarded as bound by its vertex and a plane section taken anywhere above or below the vertex. b. Something having the shape of this figure: "the cone of illuminated drops spilling beneath a street lamp" (Anne Tyler). 3. Botany a. A unisexual reproductive structure of gymnospermous plants such as conifers and cycads, typically consisting of a central axis around which there are scaly, overlapping, spirally arranged sporophylls that develop pollen-bearing sacs or naked ovules or seeds. b. A similar structure that produces spores on club mosses, horsetails, and spike mosses. c. Any reproductive structure resembling a cone, such as a cluster of hop or alder fruits. 4. Physiology One of the photoreceptors in the retina of the eye that is responsible for daylight and color vision. These photoreceptors are most densely concentrated in the fovea centralis, creating the area of greatest visual acuity. 5. Any of various gastropod mollusks of the family Conidae of tropical and subtropical seas, having a conical, often vividly marked shell and the ability to inflict a poisonous, sometimes fatal sting. tr.v. coned, con·ing, cones To shape (something) like a cone or a segment of one. [French cône and Middle English cone, angle of a quadrant, both from Latin c nus, from Greek knos; see k- in Indo-European roots.] |   top: right circular cone bottom: cones and rods of a human eye |
cone [kəʊn]
n
1. (Mathematics)
a. a geometric solid consisting of a plane base bounded by a closed curve, often a circle or an ellipse, every point of which is joined to a fixed point, the vertex, lying outside the plane of the base. A right circular cone has a vertex perpendicularly above or below the centre of a circular base. Volume of a cone: ⅓πr2h, where r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the cone
b. a geometric surface formed by a line rotating about the vertex and connecting the peripheries of two closed plane bases, usually circular or elliptical, above and below the vertex See also conic section
2. anything that tapers from a circular section to a point, such as a wafer shell used to contain ice cream
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany)
a. the reproductive body of conifers and related plants, made up of overlapping scales, esp the mature female cone, whose scales each bear a seed
b. a similar structure in horsetails, club mosses, etc. Technical name strobilus
4. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a small cone-shaped bollard used as a temporary traffic marker on roads
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Also called retinal cone any one of the cone-shaped cells in the retina of the eye, sensitive to colour and bright light
vb
(tr) to shape like a cone or part of a cone
[from Latin cōnus, from Greek kōnus pine cone, geometrical cone]
| cone (kn) 1. A three-dimensional surface or solid object in which the base is a circle and upper surface narrows to form a point. The surface of a cone is formed mathematically by moving a line that passes through a fixed point (the vertex) along a circle. 2. A rounded or elongated reproductive structure that consists of sporophylls or scales arranged spirally or in an overlapping fashion along a central stem, as in conifers and cycads. For example, the familiar woody pinecone is actually the female cone, made up of ovule-bearing scales. The smaller male cones of the pine consist of thin overlapping microsporophylls. These produce pollen that is carried by the wind to fertilize ovules in the female cones. When the seeds in the female cones mature, the cones of many pine species expand to release them. In some pine species, cones release seeds only in response to the presence of fire. See also strobilus. 3. One of the cone-shaped cells in the retina of the eye of many vertebrate animals. Cones are extremely sensitive to light and can distinguish among different wavelengths. Cones are responsible for vision during daylight and for the ability to see colors. Compare rod. |  The equation for determining the volume (V) of a cone is V = 1/3  r2h. |
Cone a cone-like shape; used figuratively. See also cock.
Examples: cone of flame, 1813; of prelacy, 1641; of rays, 1831; of shade, 1667.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cone - any cone-shaped artifact |
| 2. |  cone - a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a pointround shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles funnel, funnel shape - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends | |
| 3. |  cone - cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bractsreproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction fir cone - the seed-producing cone of a fir tree galbulus - the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree pinecone - the seed-producing cone of a pine tree conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones horsetail - perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America | |
| 4. | cone - a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve visual cell - one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light iodopsin - a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision | |
| Verb | 1. | cone - make cone-shaped; "cone a tire" |
Translations
cone
n cone [koun]
1 a solid figure with a point and a base in the shape of a circle or oval. keël, kegel, konus; tregter قِمْع конус kužel kegle der Kegel κώνος cono koonus مخروط kartio cône חָרוּט शंकु čunj, stožac kúp kerucut keila cono 円錐 원뿔 kūgis konuss kon kegel kjegle stożek cone con конус kužeľ stožec kupa kon, kägla กรวย koni 錐形物 конус مخروطہ vật hình nón 锥形物
2 the fruit of the pine, fir etc fir-cones. dennebol, dennekeël, keël كوز шишарка šiška kogle der Zapfen κουκουνάρι piña käbi هر نوع میوه یا دانۀ مخروط سان käpy cocotte אִצטרוּבָּל शंकुफल češer toboz buah pinus köngull pigna 松かさ 방울열매 kankorėžis čiekurs buah pokok pine kegel kongle szyszka pinha con шишка šiška storž šišarka kotte ผลของต้นสนฝรั่ง kozalak, koza 毬果 шишка چیڑ کے درخت کا پھل quả thông 球果
3 a pointed holder for ice cream; an ice-cream cone. horing, horinkie كوز البوظَه сладоледена фунийка kornout(ek) vaffel die Waffeltüte χωνάκι cucurucho torbik قیف بستنی tötterö cornet גְּביע גְלִידָה आईसक्रीम का कोन kornet (fagylalt)tölcsér kue tempat eskrim kramarhús, ísform úr brauði cono アイスクリームコーン (아이스크림) 콘 kaušelis konusveida vafeļu trauciņš saldējumam kon aiskrim hoorntje kremmerhus rożek waflowy cone cornet рожок kornút kornet kornet strut กรวยไอศกรีม dondurma külâhı (冰淇淋的)甜筒 ріжок آئس کریم کو اٹھانے والا نچلا حصہ kem ốc quế 蛋卷冰淇淋
4 a warning sign placed next to roadworks etc or where parking is not allowed. verkeerskeël شكل شَكْكٌ مَخْروطي يَقول ``مَمْنوع الوُقوف'' пътен конус (varovný) kužel kegle der Warnkegel προειδοποιητικός κώνος που απαγορεύει τη στάθμευση cono koonus مخروطه keila cône de signalisation תַמרוּר אַזהָרָה सड़क कार्य के बगल में रखा चेतावनी संकेत znak zabrane parkiranja (terelő)bója berbentuk kerucut varúðarkeila cono 円錐標識 (도로 작업, 주차장의)원뿔 모양 안내판 įspėjamasis ženklas brīdinājuma ceļa zīme kon keselamatan verkeerskegel trafikkjegle pachołek cone panou care indică parcarea interzisă дорожный конус kužeľ stožec saobraćajna kupica kon กรวยจราจร trafik külâhı 三角錐警告標誌 конус سڑک پررکھنے والا تنبیہی اشارہ dấu hiệu báo công trường đang thi công 警告标志
adj conical [ˈkonikəl]
cone-shaped. keëlvormig, kegelvormig, konies; tregtervormig مَخْروطي الشَّكْل конусовиден kuželový, kuželovitý kegleformet; konisk kegelförmig κωνικός cónico kooniline مخروط مانند؛ مخروط سان kartionmuotoinen conique דְּמוּי חָרוּט शंकु के आकार का čunjast, stožast, koničan kúp alakú keilulaga conico 円錐形の 원뿔형의 kūgiškas, kūgio formos konisks; konusveida berbentuk kon kegelvormig kjegleformet, kjegle-, konisk stożkowy conic конический kónický stožčast kupast konformig, kägelformig ที่เป็นรูปทรงกรวย koni şeklinde 圓錐形的 конусоподібний; конусний مخروطی hình nón 圆锥形的
cone → مخروط kužel kegle Kegel κώνος cono kartio cône čunj cono 円錐形のもの 원뿔 kegel kjegle stożek cone конус strut กรวย koni hình nón 锥
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