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cocone

cocone noun: the dual of a cone; an object V together with an arrow going from each object of a diagram to V such that for any arrow A in the diagram, the pair of arrows to V which form a triangle with A also commute with it.

Noun

cocone (plural cocones)

  1. The dual of a cone; an object V together with an arrow going from each object of a diagram to V such that for any arrow A in the diagram, the pair of arrows to V which form a triangle with A also commute with it.

Forms of cocone

pluralcocones

Origin of cocone

From co- + cone.

Questions about cocone

What does cocone mean?
Cocone means the dual of a cone; an object V together with an arrow going from each object of a diagram to V such that for any arrow A in the diagram, the pair of arrows to V which form a triangle with A also commute with it.
What part of speech is cocone?
Cocone is a noun.
What is the plural of cocone?
The plural of cocone is cocones.

Words near cocone in the dictionary

  1. coconceived
  2. coconceives
  3. coconceiving
  4. cocondensation
  5. cocondensations
  6. cocone
  7. cocones
  8. coconform
  9. coconformation
  10. coconformations
  11. Coconino

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