cône — meaning in English

English meaning

• cone noun A solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point.
• pinecone noun A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.

Senses

cône 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 The fruit of a conifer.
• pinecone A seed-bearing conical fruit of a pine tree.

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.

pinecone — full definition

1. noun A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.
2. noun The seed-bearing structure of any conifer, such as fir, spruce, cedar, etc.

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