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kartio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cone noun A solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point.
  • conical adj To do with a cone.
  • taper verb To become gradually narrower toward one end.

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

  1. noun A solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point.
  2. noun A bright orange plastic marker, shaped like a cone, used to mark off areas on roads.
  3. noun The woody, scaly fruit produced by pine and other conifer trees.
  4. noun One of the light-sensitive cells in the retina responsible for detecting color.

conical — full definition

  1. adj To do with a cone.
  2. adj In the shape of a cone, wide at one end and pointed at the other.
  3. adj Describes a map projection where meridians appear as evenly spaced straight lines fanning out from the apex, and lines of latitude appear as circular arcs centered on that same apex.
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