cone | (noun) any cone-shaped artifact | - |
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(noun) a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color | Synonyms: cone cell, retinal cone |
(noun) cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts | Synonyms: strobile, strobilus |
(noun) a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point | Synonyms: cone shape, conoid |
phragmacone | (noun) the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite | Synonyms: phragmocone |
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phragmocone | (noun) the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite | Synonyms: phragmacone |
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pinecone | (noun) the seed-producing cone of a pine tree | - |
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scone | (noun) small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle | - |
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silicone | (noun) any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation | Synonyms: silicone polymer |
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