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A cone is a basic geometrical shape.

Cone may also refer to:

Mathematics

Astronomy

  • Cone Nebula (also known as NGC 2264), an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros
  • Ionization cone, cones of material extending out from spiral galaxies

Engineering and physical science

  • Antenna blind cone, the volume of space that cannot be scanned by an antenna
  • Cone algorithm identifies surface particles quickly and accurately for three-dimensional clusters composed of discrete particles
  • Cone calorimeter, a modern device used to study the fire behavior of small samples of various materials in condensed phase
  • Cone clutch, which serves the same purpose as a disk or plate clutch
  • Cone of depression occurs in an aquifer when groundwater is pumped from a well
  • Cone of uncertainty, used in project management to describe the evolution of the amount of best case uncertainty during a project.
  • Hertzian cone, the cone of force that propagates through a brittle, amorphous or cryptocrystalline solid material from a point of impact
  • Nose cone, used to refer to the forwardmost section of a rocket, guided missile or aircraft
  • Pyrometric cone, pyrometric devices that are used to gauge time and temperature during the firing of ceramic materials
  • Roller cone bit, a drill bit used for drilling through rock, for example when drilling for oil and gas
  • Skid cone, a hollow steel or plastic cone placed over the sawn end of a log
  • Speaker cone, the cone inside a loudspeaker that moves to generate sound
  • Spinning cone columns are used in a form of steam distillation to gently extract volatile chemicals from liquid foodstuffs

Biology and medicine

  • Cone cell, in anatomy, a type of light-sensitive cell found along with rods in the retina of the eye
  • Cone dystrophy, an inherited ocular disorder characterized by the loss of cone cells
  • Cone snail, a carnivorous mollusc of the family Conidae
  • Conifer cone, a seed-bearing organ on conifer plants
  • Growth cone, a dynamic, actin-supported extension of a developing axon seeking its synaptic target
  • Strobilus, a term for several categories of cone-like structures in botany
  • Witch-hazel cone gall aphid (Hormaphis hamamelidis), a minuscule insect, a member of the aphid superfamily

Geography

  • Cinder cone, a steep conical hill of volcanic fragments around and downwind from a volcanic vent
  • Cone (hill), a hill in the shape of a cone which may or may not be volcanic in origin
  • Dirt cone, a feature of a glacier or snow patch, in which dirt forms a coating insulating the ice below
  • Parasitic cone (or satellite cone), a geographical feature found around a volcano
  • Shatter cone, rare geological feature in the bedrock beneath meteorite impact craters or underground nuclear explosions
  • Volcanic cone, among the simplest volcanic formations in the world

Places

  • Cone (Phrygia), a town and bishopric of ancient Phrygia
  • Cone, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Michigan
  • Cone, Texas, an unincorporated community in Crosby County, Texas, United States
  • Cone Islet, a small granite island in south-eastern Australia

People

Other uses

  • Ice cream cone, an edible container in which ice cream is served, shaped like an inverted cone open at its top
  • Snow cone, a dessert usually made of crushed or shaved ice, flavored with sweet, usually fruit-flavored, brightly colored syrup
  • Traffic cone, a brightly colored cone-shaped plastic object commonly used as a temporary traffic barrier or warning sign
  • USS Cone (DD-866), a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy
  • Cone Mills Corporation, a textile manufacturer
  • "The Cone", a 1895 horror science fiction short story by English writer H. G. Wells

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