- A
cone is a three-dimensional
geometric shape that
tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently,
though not necessarily, circular) to a
point called the...
-
tasks which were "judged to
require conative ability" in a
research study published in 2000 and
surmised that "
conation,
which has been a
neglected dimension...
-
Cone of
silence may
refer to:
Cone of
silence (Dune), a
fictional device used for
privacy in the 1965
novel Dune
Cone of
Silence (Get Smart), a fictional...
- Dual
cone and
polar cone are
closely related concepts in
convex analysis, a
branch of mathematics. The dual
cone C* of a
subset C in a
linear space X...
-
Coning is a
phenomenon which affects helicopter rotor discs. The tips of the
helicopter rotor blades move
faster through the air than the
parts of the...
- A
killing cone, also
known as a
restraining cone or
poultry cone, is a
funnel used in the
slaughter of poultry. The
cone is used to hold a to-be slaughtered...
- The
cone of
Pinophyta (conifer clade)
contains the
reproductive structures. The
woody cone is the
female cone,
which produces plants. The male
cone, which...
-
Cone cells or
cones are
photoreceptor cells in the
retinas of vertebrates' eyes. They
respond differently to
light of
different wavelengths, and the combination...
- In
linear algebra, a
cone—sometimes
called a
linear cone for
distinguishing it from
other sorts of
cones—is a
subset of a
vector space that is closed...
- "The
Cone" is a
short story by H. G. Wells,
first published in 1895 in Unicorn. It was
intended to be "the
opening chapter of a
sensational novel set in...
