cone

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1.

cono

a solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point

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The ice cream was served in a waffle cone.
El helado se sirvió en un cono de gofre.
Traffic cones were placed to mark the construction area.
Se colocaron conos de tráfico para marcar el área de construcción.
2.

piña

the dry fruit of a conifer, typically a woody structure that contains seeds

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Squirrels often collect pine cones for their seeds.
Las ardillas a menudo recogen piñas por sus semillas.
The forest floor was covered with fallen pine cones.
El suelo del bosque estaba cubierto de piñas caídas.
3.

cono (ojo)

a light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye, which provides sharp vision and color discrimination

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The human eye has millions of cones that detect color.
El ojo humano tiene millones de conos que detectan el color.
Defects in cones can lead to color blindness.
Los defectos en los conos pueden llevar al daltonismo.
1.

conificar, dar forma de cono

to make something into the shape of a cone

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She coned the paper to make a party hat.
Ella conificó el papel para hacer un sombrero de fiesta.
The engineers coned the metal sheet for the rocket nose.
Los ingenieros conificaron la lámina de metal para la nariz del cohete.