A solid figure having a circle for its base, and produced by the entire revolution of a right-angled triangle about its perpendicular side, which is termed the axis of the cone.
·noun A shell of the genus Conus, having a conical form. II. Cone ·vt To render cone-shaped; to bev...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed ...
·add. ·- A friction clutch with conical bearing surfaces. ...
·- A pulley for driving machines, ·etc., having two or more parts or steps of different diameters; a...
·add. ·noun A large hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidae, often found in houses, ·esp. in the...
·noun One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, taking the pla...
in the marine engine, is to receive the gases which enter the hot-well from the air-pump, where, aft...
The Sailor's Word-Book
See can-buoys. ...