English noun: cone |
1. | cone (artifact) any cone-shaped artifact |
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| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact |
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2. | cone (shape) a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point |
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| Synonyms | cone shape, conoid |
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| Broader (hypernym) | round shape |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | funnel, funnel shape |
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| Part holonym | peak, point, tip |
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3. | cone (plant) cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts |
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| Synonyms | strobile, strobilus |
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| Broader (hypernym) | reproductive structure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fir cone, galbulus, pinecone |
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| Part meronym | club moss, club-moss, conifer, coniferous tree, horsetail, lycopod |
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4. | cone (body) a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color |
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| Synonyms | cone cell, retinal cone |
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| Broader (hypernym) | visual cell |
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| Part holonym | iodopsin |
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| Part meronym | retina |
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