cone : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
  alluvial fan.
  

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• noun douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
  Pseudotsuga macrocarpa; big-cone douglas fir.
  

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• noun douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
  Pseudotsuga macrocarpa; big-cone douglas fir.
  

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• noun a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
  cone cell; cone.
  

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• noun a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped
  cone clutch.
  

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• noun a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped
  cone clutch.
  

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• (Opt.), the pencil of rays of light which proceed from a radiant point to a given surface, as that of a lens, or conversely.

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• noun plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental
  Capsicum annuum conoides.
  

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• . See in the Vocabulary.
• . See Cone pulley.

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• noun a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
  conoid; cone.
  

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• adjective satellite of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
  coniferous.
  

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Cone"-in-cone" adjective

Definitions

1. (Geol.) Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed together; -- said of a kind of structure sometimes observed in sedimentary rocks.

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• noun large bloodsucking bug
  big bedbug; conenose; kissing bug; conenose bug.
  

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• adjective relating to or resembling a cone
  conelike; conic; conical.
  
  • conical mountains
  • conelike fruit

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• . See Cone, 1.

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• noun a straight line joining the apex and a point on the base
  

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• a conical surface that has any given vertex, and is described by a straight line which moves in such manner that the moment of inertia of the given rigid body about the line is in all its positions the same.

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• noun the seed-producing cone of a fir tree
  

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• noun ice cream in a crisp conical wafer
  

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• noun front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
  ogive.
  

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• a cone of which the axis is inclined to the plane of its base.

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Pseu"do-cone` noun

Etymology

Pseudo- + cone.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, taking the place of the crystalline cones of others.

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• noun a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures
  

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• noun a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
  cone cell; cone.
  

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• (Geom.), a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the axis of which is perpendicular to the base.

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• noun a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds
  

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• (Zoöl.), a beautiful cone shell (Conus textilis) in which the colors are arranged so that they resemble certain kinds of cloth.

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• noun a frustum formed from a cone
  

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• (Geom.), a cone or pyramid whose vertex is cut off by a plane, the plane being usually parallel to the base.

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• (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye.

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• a hill, conical in form, built up of cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.

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• noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
  windsock; wind sock; air sock; sock; wind sleeve; drogue; air-sleeve.
  

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