cone

     

A cone (from the Greek κῶνος, Latin conu) is a basic geometrical shape; see cone (geometry).

Trivia about cone

  • It's a figure defined by a closed plane curve & a vertex, or what you can fill with a scoop of ice cream
  • If you chop the narrow end off this solid circular figure, you'll get this shape called a frustum that resembles a fez
  • Just because a 15th century woman's hennin was this shape didn't mean she was a dunce
  • Certain cells in your retina are named for their resemblance to this figure bounded by a closed curve

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