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Cone

🔄 Synonyms of "Cone"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
conoidnoun	Shaped like a cone; conical.
strobilusnoun	(botany) A cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of gymnosperms and vascular plants other than angiosperms, bearing either seeds or spores, but sensu lato may refer to similarly structured catkins and cones in angiosperms; usage arbitrary according to preferences of various authorities.
strobilenoun	(botany) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine; a cone.
cone cellnoun	(anatomy) Any of the photoreceptor cells in the retina that are responsible for colour vision in relatively bright light.
retinal conenoun	visual receptor cell sensitive to color
cone shapenoun	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cone"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
conoidnoun	Anything shaped like a cone
cone cellnoun	(anatomy) Any of the photoreceptor cells in the retina that are responsible for colour vision in relatively bright light.
strobilusnoun	(botany) A cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of gymnosperms and vascular plants other than angiosperms, bearing either seeds or spores, but sensu lato may refer to similarly structured catkins and cones in angiosperms; usage arbitrary according to preferences of various authorities.
strobilenoun	(botany) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine; a cone.
cone shapenoun	a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
retinal conenoun	visual receptor cell sensitive to color
conicalnoun	(firearms) A bullet with a conical shape.
cone-shaped	Having the shape of or resembling the shape of a cone.
hemispherenoun	(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
halonoun	A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
zonenoun	Any given region or area of the world.
markernoun	Someone or something that creates marks, particularly
fannoun	A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
funnelnoun	A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
tipnoun	The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
tapered	Narrowing gradually towards a point.
drivernoun	A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.
glorynoun	Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
stoppernoun	Someone or something that stops something.
trumpetnoun	(music) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.