Cone (disambiguation)

Last updated June 04, 2025

A cone is a basic geometrical shape.

Mathematics

Cone (category theory)
Cone (formal languages)
Cone (graph theory), a graph in which one vertex is adjacent to all others
Cone (linear algebra), a subset of vector space
Mapping cone (homological algebra)
Cone (topology)
Projective cone, the union of all lines that intersect a projective subspace and an arbitrary subset of some other disjoint subspace

Cone Nebula (also known as NGC 2264), an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros
Ionization cone, cones of material extending out from spiral galaxies

Antenna blind cone, the volume of space that cannot be scanned by an antenna
Cone clutch, which serves the same purpose as a disk or plate clutch
Cone of depression occurs in an aquifer when groundwater is pumped from a well
Cone of uncertainty, used in project management to describe the evolution of the amount of best case uncertainty during a project.
Hertzian cone, the cone of force that propagates through a brittle, amorphous or cryptocrystalline solid material from a point of impact
Nose cone, used to refer to the forwardmost section of a rocket, guided missile or aircraft
Pyrometric cone, pyrometric devices that are used to gauge time and temperature during the firing of ceramic materials
Roller cone bit, a drill bit used for drilling through rock, for example when drilling for oil and gas
Skid cone, a hollow steel or plastic cone placed over the sawn end of a log
Speaker cone, the cone inside a loudspeaker that moves to generate sound
Spinning cone columns are used in a form of steam distillation to gently extract volatile chemicals from liquid foodstuffs

Cone cell, in anatomy, a type of light-sensitive cell found along with rods in the retina of the eye
Cone snail, a carnivorous mollusc of the family Conidae
Conifer cone, a seed-bearing organ on conifer plants
Growth cone, a dynamic, actin-supported extension of a developing axon seeking its synaptic target
Strobilus, a term for several categories of cone-like structures in botany
Conical galls produced by witch-hazel cone gall aphid (Hormaphis hamamelidis), an insect

Cinder cone, a steep conical hill of volcanic fragments around and downwind from a volcanic vent
Cone (hill), a hill in the shape of a cone which may or may not be volcanic in origin
Dirt cone, a feature of a glacier or snow patch, in which dirt forms a coating insulating the ice below
Parasitic cone (or satellite cone), a geographical feature found around a volcano
Shatter cone, rare geological feature in the bedrock beneath meteorite impact craters or underground nuclear explosions
Volcanic cone, among the simplest volcanic formations in the world

Cone (surname)
Jason McCaslin (born 1980), nicknamed Cone, bassist for the Canadian band Sum 41

Ice cream cone, an edible container in which ice cream is served, shaped like an inverted cone open at its top
Snow cone, a dessert usually made of crushed or shaved ice, flavored with sweet, usually fruit-flavored, brightly colored syrup
Traffic cone, a brightly colored cone-shaped plastic object commonly used as a temporary traffic barrier or warning sign
USS Cone (DD-866), a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy
"The Cone", a 1895 horror science fiction short story by English writer H. G. Wells