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- [kohn]
- /koʊn/
- /kəʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kohn]
- /koʊn/
Definitions of coned word
- noun coned Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone. 1
- noun coned anything shaped like a cone: sawdust piled up in a great cone; the cone of a volcano. 1
- noun coned ice-cream cone. 1
- noun coned Botany. the more or less conical multiple fruit of the pine, fir, etc., consisting of overlapping or valvate scales bearing naked ovules or seeds; a strobile. a similar fruit, as in cycads or club mosses. 1
- noun coned Anatomy. one of the cone-shaped cells in the retina of the eye, sensitive to color and intensity of light. Compare rod (def 17). 1
- noun coned one of a series of cone-shaped markers placed along a road, as around an area of highway construction, especially to exclude or divert motor vehicles. 1
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Origin of coned
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; < Latin cōnus < Greek kônos pine-cone, cone-shaped figure; akin to hone1
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Parts of speech for Coned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
coned usage trend in Literature
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adj coned
- pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- tapering — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- conoid — a geometric surface formed by rotating a parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola about one axis
- pyramidal — of, relating to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form.