coning

cone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kohn]
- /koʊn/
- /ˈkəʊn.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohn]
- /koʊn/

Definitions of coning word

noun coning 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 coning anything shaped like a cone: sawdust piled up in a great cone; the cone of a volcano. 1
noun coning ice-cream cone. 1
noun coning 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 coning 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 coning 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 coning

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 Coning

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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coning 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.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

coning usage trend in Literature

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