Cone

(noun.) any cone-shaped artifact.

(noun.) a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color.

(noun.) cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts.

(noun.) a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point.

(verb.) make cone-shaped; 'cone a tire'.

录入:玛丽埃塔

• Diving bells have been made of various forms, more especially in that of a bell or hollow truncated cone, with the smaller end closed, and the larger one, which is placed lowermost, open. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• A is a steam pipe communicating with the boiler, B another pipe receiving steam from A through small holes and terminating in a cone. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• As we neared the dark, truncated cone the vessel's speed was diminished until we barely moved. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• C is a screw rod, cone-shaped at its extremity, turned by the crank M, and serving to regulate and even intercept the passage of steam. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Shall I sew, read, cone, draw, or do all at once? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The ball is an elongated one, with a hollow cone at the bottom, into which is fixed an iron button. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• In one form of device this change of speed is altered by a system of cone gearing. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• One of Plato's associates, working under his direct ion, investigated the curves produced by cutting cones of different kinds in a certain plane. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The _Sequoia Gigantia_ reproduce from cones, while the redwoods reproduce from suckers that grow from the stump. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• In this form the diamond resembles two cones united at their bases, the upper one cut off a short distance from its base, the lower one having its extreme point cut off. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The servants cut our bread into cones, cylinders, parallelograms, and several other mathematical figures. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• The redwoods bear non-fertile cones. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• I've made such quantities it would be hard to choose which I'd have, said Laurie, lying flat and throwing cones at the squirrel who had betrayed him. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Beth was sorting the cones that lay thick under the hemlock near by, for she made pretty things with them. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.

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