coning

We have found lemma(root) word of coning : cone.

Definitions


[kəʊn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point
(e.g: stalls selling paper cones full of fresh berries)

- the dry fruit of a conifer, typically tapering to a rounded end and formed of a tight array of overlapping scales on a central axis which separate to release the seeds
(e.g: a cedar cone)

- one of two types of light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye, responding mainly to bright light and responsible for sharpness of vision and colour perception


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting an apex or vertex): from French cône, via Latin from Greek kōnos


[kəʊn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- separate off or mark a road with traffic cones
(e.g: part of the road has been coned off)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting an apex or vertex): from French cône, via Latin from Greek kōnos




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