26984 words

cones

9 definitions • 8 examples
1
a shape with a flat, round or oval base and a top that becomes narrower until it forms a point:

Examples:

How do you calculate the area of a cone?
The island is made of cone-shaped volcanic rock.
2
an object with a round or oval base or end that becomes narrower until it forms a point, for example an object placed in the road to show where vehicles should not drive or park:

Examples:

The public works department blocked off the accident site with cones.
The chips are served in a paper cone.
The cake is decorated with dark and white chocolate cones.
3
a container made of very light thin biscuit, or one of these containing ice cream:

Examples:

Having eaten the ice cream, he finished the cone in one bite.
Do you want your ice cream in a tub or a cone?
4
the hard oval-shaped fruit of a type of evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves), called a conifer
5
a type of cell in the retina (= part at the back of the eye) that helps you to see colour and small details
6
a solid shape with a round base that narrows to a point at the top
7
A cone is also any object shaped like a cone, some of which are hollow and open at the end:

Examples:

8
A cone is also an ice-cream cone
9
A cone is also the hard, oval fruit of an evergreen tree.

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