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cone of confusion

cone of confusion noun: a region directly above a VOR navigation station where the aircraft's navigation receiver experiences signal ambiguity.

cone of confusion: a region directly above a VOR navigation station where the aircraft's navigation receiver...
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Noun

cone of confusion (plural cones of confusion)

  1. A region directly above a VOR navigation station where the aircraft's navigation receiver experiences signal ambiguity.
  2. An area near a magnetic pole where compass readings become unreliable due to the Earth's magnetic field lines converging vertically.
  3. A cone-shaped region originating midway between an organism's two ears, and radiating outwards, where a sound's location is indeterminate.

Forms of cone of confusion

pluralcones of confusion

Questions about cone of confusion

What does cone of confusion mean?
Cone of confusion means a region directly above a VOR navigation station where the aircraft's navigation receiver experiences signal ambiguity.
What part of speech is cone of confusion?
Cone of confusion is a noun.
What is the plural of cone of confusion?
The plural of cone of confusion is cones of confusion.

Words near cone of confusion in the dictionary

  1. cone connectors
  2. cone flower
  3. cone flowers
  4. Cone Head
  5. Cone Heads
  6. cone of confusion
  7. cone of death
  8. cone of power
  9. cone of shame
  10. cone of silence
  11. cone of uncertainty

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