cone

The word “cone” means a solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point. In plain terms, a shape that starts wide at one end and comes to a point — like an ice cream cone, a traffic cone, or a pine cone.

“Cone” is pronounced KOHN (/ˈkoʊn/ in IPA).

Here is “cone” used in a sentence: “The ice cream sat on top of a crisp waffle cone.”

Words with a similar meaning to “cone” include conical surface.

“Cone” is a noun.

The word “cone” comes from Ancient Greek. From Ancient Greek kônos ("cone, spinning top, pine cone"), via Latin cōnus and Old French cone.

“Cone” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.

“Cone” has 4 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point.

Cone in its basic geometric sense refers to a solid shape with a circular base that narrows to a point, while a traffic cone is a specific bright orange plastic marker shaped like a cone, used to mark off areas on roads.

A cone is also the name for one of the light-sensitive cells in the retina responsible for detecting color, distinct from rod cells, which handle vision in low light.

A pine cone is the woody, scaly fruit produced by pine and other conifer trees, named for its resemblance to the pointed, tapering geometric shape of a cone, though the two are otherwise unrelated.