Cone - English meaning

noun

A solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point.

Usage examples:

Stalls selling paper cones full of fresh berries

noun

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.

Usage examples:

A cedar cone

noun

One of two types of light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye, responding mainly to bright light and responsible for sharpness of vision and colour perception.

Usage examples:

Rods are responsible for vision in low light and cones are responsible for color vision.

verb

Separate off or mark a road with traffic cones.

Usage examples:

Part of the road has been coned off

noun

A solid shape with a round base that narrows to a point at the top

Usage examples:

Ice cream in a waffle cone

noun

A shape with a flat, round or oval base and a top that becomes narrower until it forms a point

Usage examples:

A traffic cone

noun

The hard oval-shaped fruit of a type of evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves), called a conifer

noun

A container made of very light thin biscuit, or one of these containing ice cream

Usage examples:

An ice cream cone

noun

A type of cell in the retina (= part at the back of the eye) that helps you to see colour and small details