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CONE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any cone-shaped artifact

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cone" is a kind of...):

artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)

Derivation:

cone (make cone-shaped)

conic; conical (relating to or resembling a cone)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color

Synonyms:

cone; cone cell; retinal cone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cone" is a kind of...):

visual cell (one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light)

Meronyms (parts of "cone"):

iodopsin (a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision)

Holonyms ("cone" is a part of...):

retina (the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts

Synonyms:

cone; strobile; strobilus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cone" is a kind of...):

reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cone"):

fir cone (the seed-producing cone of a fir tree)

galbulus (the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree)

pinecone (the seed-producing cone of a pine tree)

Holonyms ("cone" is a part of...):

conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)

horsetail (perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America)

club-moss; club moss; lycopod (primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles)

Derivation:

conical (relating to or resembling a cone)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

Synonyms:

cone; cone shape; conoid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("cone" is a kind of...):

round shape (a shape that is curved and without sharp angles)

Meronyms (parts of "cone"):

peak; point; tip (a V shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cone"):

funnel; funnel shape (a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends)

Derivation:

cone (make cone-shaped)

conic; conical (relating to or resembling a cone)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make cone-shaped

Example:

cone a tire

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "cone" is one way to...):

bevel; chamfer (cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cone (any cone-shaped artifact)

cone (a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point)

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 Context examples: 

Cone biopsy may be used to check for cervical cancer or to treat certain cervical conditions.

(Cone biopsy, NCI Dictionary)

A cone (usually containing antibiotics) is normally placed below the gingiva after a dental extraction.

(Cone Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Also called cold knife cone biopsy.

(Cold knife conization, NCI Dictionary)

Cold knife cone biopsy may also be used to treat certain cervical conditions.

(Cold knife cone biopsy, NCI Dictionary)

Treatment for CIN 2 may include cryotherapy, laser therapy, loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP), or cone biopsy to remove or destroy the abnormal tissue.

(CIN 2, NCI Dictionary)

Treatment for CIN 2/3 may include cryotherapy, laser therapy, loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP), or cone biopsy to remove or destroy the abnormal tissue.

(CIN 2/3, NCI Dictionary)

Treatment for CIN 3 may include cryotherapy, laser therapy, loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP), or cone biopsy to remove or destroy the abnormal tissue.

(CIN 3, NCI Dictionary)

Types of conization are LEEP (loop electrosurgical excision procedure) and cold knife conization (cold knife cone biopsy).

(Conization, NCI Dictionary)

In its most natural state, such clusters tend to form in the shape of a cone.

(Bees Help Researchers Confirm Theory about Maintaining Protective Clumps under Tough Conditions, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

But because the 14 had faulty rods and cones—the main light-detecting and image-producing cells in the eye—the scientists suspected that some other type of light-detecting cell must contribute to light-sensitive pain.

(How Light Boosts Migraine Pain, NIH, US)