Cone Meaning
/ˈkəʊn/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
nounA solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around one of its altitudes.
Sentence Examples
Can you give me the definition of a cone?
I think I will have one more ice cream cone.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ice cream vendor handed the child a sugar ____ filled with vanilla.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
To secure the area, the police officer placed a bright orange ____ in the middle of the road.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English cone (“corner, angle”) and conoun (“cone”), from Medieval Latin cōnus, cōnon (“cone, wedge, peak”), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone, spinning top, pine cone”). Reinforced by Middle French cone, from the same Graeco-Latin source.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The area occupied by the works should be coned off and the usual advance warning signs should be provided on all approaches"
— 2006, Great Britain: Department for Transport, “D5 Single Carriageway Roads”, in Traffic Signs Manual, Part 1, The Stationery Office, →ISBN, paragraph D5.12.3, page 140:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ice cream vendor handed the child a sugar ____ filled with vanilla.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
To secure the area, the police officer placed a bright orange ____ in the middle of the road.