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cones of confusion

cones of confusion is the plural of cone of confusion.

Meaning of cone of confusion

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.

Questions about cones of confusion

What is cones of confusion the plural of?
Cones of confusion is the plural of cone of confusion.

Words near cones of confusion in the dictionary

  1. coner
  2. Conerly
  3. Conerlys
  4. coners
  5. cones
  6. cones of confusion
  7. cones of death
  8. cones of power
  9. cones of shame
  10. cones of silence
  11. cones off

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