cone

cone
1. noun
a) A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
b) A solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around one of its altitudes.
Syn: conical surface, cornet, ice cream cone
See Also: coign, coin, quoin, cuneiform
2. verb
To fashion into the shape of a cone.

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