cone
|cone|
🇺🇸
/koʊn/
🇬🇧
/kəʊn/
tapered shape
Etymology
'cone' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'conus', where 'conus' meant 'cone'.
'conus' transformed into the Old French word 'cone', and eventually became the modern English word 'cone'.
Initially, it meant 'a geometric shape', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a three-dimensional geometric shape with a circular base and a single vertex.
The ice cream was served in a cone.
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Noun 2
a cone-shaped object, such as a traffic cone or a pine cone.
The road was blocked with traffic cones.
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Noun 3
a type of photoreceptor cell in the retina responsible for color vision.
Cones in the eye help us see colors.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:45