cone

¹cone

noun \ˈkōn\

Definition of CONE

1

a : a solid generated by rotating a right triangle about one of its legs —called also right circular cone b : a solid bounded by a circular or other closed plane base and the surface formed by line segments joining every point of the boundary of the base to a common vertex — see volume table c : a surface traced by a moving straight line passing through a fixed vertex

2

a : a mass of ovule-bearing or pollen-bearing scales or bracts in most conifers or in cycads that are arranged usually on a somewhat elongated axis b : any of several flower or fruit clusters suggesting a cone

3

: something that resembles a cone in shape: as a : any of the conical photosensitive receptor cells of the vertebrate retina that function in color vision — compare rod 3 b : any of a family (Conidae) of tropical marine gastropod mollusks that inject their prey with a potent toxin c : the apex of a volcano d : a crisp usually cone-shaped wafer for holding ice cream

Examples of CONE

1. He scooped out the popcorn with a paper cone.

Illustration of CONE

Origin of CONE

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conus, from Greek kōnos

First Known Use: 1545

Rhymes with CONE

blown, bone, clone, crone, drone, flown, groan, grown, hone, known, loan, lone, moan, Mon, none, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, Saône, scone, sone, stone, throne, tone, zone