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Cone

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a three-dimensional shape that tapers smoothly from a circular base to a point
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Stage 1 of 2
konos
Greek · ancient
"a pine cone, a peak"
a pine cone, or a peak, a pointed shape
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Stage 2 of 2
cone
English · 1560s
"a shape that tapers from a round base to a point"
settled as the geometric word for a shape tapering to a point
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