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  • 91nose-cone — /ˈnoʊz koʊn/ (say nohz kohn) noun the separable cone shaped leading end of a rocket, containing equipment or a warhead, built to withstand high temperatures …

  • 92pyrometric cone — /paɪroʊmɛtrɪk ˈkoʊn/ (say puyrohmetrik kohn) noun a cone shaped piece of ceramic material which bends at a specific temperature; used as one of a set designed to respond at different temperatures in a kiln to give a visual cue as to the readiness …

  • 93outwash cone — noun or outwash fan : a cone shaped or fanlike mass of outwash that is ordinarily found at the margin of a dwindling glacier or shrinking ice sheet …

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  • 94top-shaped — a. (Bot.) Cone shaped, turbinate, inversely conical …

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  • 95Eight cone — Cone Cone (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about… …

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  • 96Oblique cone — Cone Cone (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about… …

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  • 97right cone — Cone Cone (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about… …

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  • 98Scalene cone — Cone Cone (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about… …

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  • 99ice-cream cone — noun ice cream in a crisp conical wafer • Hypernyms: ↑frozen dessert * * * noun : a crisp conical wafer usually about five inches long holding ice cream * * * /uys kreem / 1. a thin, crisp, hollow conical wafer for holding one or more scoops of… …

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  • 100cinder cone — Geol. a small, conical volcano built of ash and cinders. [1840 50] * * * or ash cone Deposit around a volcanic vent, formed by rock fragments or cinders that accumulate and gradually build a conical hill with a bowl shaped crater at the top.… …

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