cone

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 See also 1.4 Verb 1.5 References 2 Portuguese 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -əʊn

[edit] Etymology

From Latin conus "cone, wedge, peak," from Ancient Greek κώνος (konos) "cone, spinning top, pine cone"

[edit] Noun

cone (plural cones)

1. (geometry) A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
2. (geometry) A solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around one of its altitudes.
3. (topology) A space formed by taking the direct product of a given space with a closed interval and identifying all of one end to a point.
4. Anything shaped like a cone.^[1]
5. The fruit of a conifer.^[1]
6. An ice cream cone.^[1]
7. A unit of volume, applied solely to marijuana and only while it is in a smokable state; roughly 1.5 cubic centimetres, depending on use.
8. Any of the small cone-shaped structures in the retina.^[1]

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• (geometry): conical surface
• (ice cream cone): cornet, ice cream cone

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• quean
• queen

[edit] Verb

to cone (third-person singular simple present cones, present participle coning, simple past and past participle coned)

1. (pottery) To fashion into the shape of a cone.

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

cone m.

1. cone