kartio — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
kartio is used for these senses in English:
- cone (geometry) A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- cone (geometry) A solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around one of its altitudes.
- cone (topology) A space formed by taking the direct product of a given space with a closed interval and identifying all of one end to a point.
- conical (geometry) Of or relating to a cone or cones.
- taper A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
cone — full definition
- noun A solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point.
- noun A bright orange plastic marker, shaped like a cone, used to mark off areas on roads.
- noun The woody, scaly fruit produced by pine and other conifer trees.
- noun One of the light-sensitive cells in the retina responsible for detecting color.
conical — full definition
- adj Of or relating to a cone or cones.
- adj Shaped like a cone.
- adj Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped to equally spaced lines radiating out from the apex and parallels of latitude are mapped to circular arcs centred on the apex.