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   Cone

   /kōn/

   

   noun

   • 1. a solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point: "stalls selling paper cones full of fresh berries"
   • ▪ a surface or solid figure generated by the straight lines that pass from a circle or other closed curve to a single point (the vertex) not in the same plane as the curve. A cone with the vertex perpendicularly over the center of a circular base is a right circular cone.
   • ▪ a conical mountain or peak, especially one of volcanic origin: "the smooth cone of Vesuvius"
   • ▪ a plastic cone-shaped object that is used to separate off or close sections of a road.
   • ▪ an edible wafer container shaped like a cone in which ice cream is served.
   • ▪ a ceramic pyramid that melts at a known temperature and is used to indicate the temperature of a kiln.
   • ▪ short for cone shell
   • 2. the dry fruit of a conifer, typically tapering to a rounded end and formed of a tight array of overlapping scales on a central axis which separate to release the seeds: "a cedar cone"
   • ▪ a flower resembling the cone of a conifer, especially that of the hop plant.
   • 3. a light-sensitive cell of one of the two types present in the retina of the eye, responding mainly to bright light and responsible for sharpness of vision and color perception.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting an apex or vertex): from French cône, via Latin from Greek kōnos.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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