Defenition of the word cone
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Defenition of the word cone
- A three-dimensional figure whose base is a circle and whose shell tapers to a point.
- A photoreceptor cell in the retina of the eye which function best in relatively bright light.
- An animal of the family Conidae, consisting of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
- The fruit of a pine or fir tree.
- any cone-shaped artifact
- make cone-shaped
- make cione-shaped; "cone a tire"
- visual receptor cell sensitive to color
- a shape whose base is a cone and whose sides taper up to a point
- cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
- a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
- make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"
- a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
Synonyms for the word cone
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- conduit
- cone cell
- cone shape
- cone-shaped tool
- conoid
- funnel
- retinal cone
- shaft
- strobile
- strobilus
Similar words in the cone
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- cone
- cone's
- cones
- conestoga
Meronymys for the word cone
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- club moss
- club-moss
- conifer
- coniferous tree
- horsetail
- lycopod
- peak
- point
- retina
- tip
Hyponyms for the word cone
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- fir cone
- funnel
- funnel shape
- galbulus
- pinecone
Hypernyms for the word cone
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- artefact
- artifact
- bevel
- chamfer
- form
- reproductive structure
- round shape
- shape
- surname
- visual cell
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