"cone of confusion" meaning in All languages combined

See cone of confusion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cones of confusion [plural]
Etymology: From cone + confusion. From being a cone-shaped region where confusion about the direction to a source occurs. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cone|confusion}} cone + confusion Head templates: {{en-noun|cones of confusion}} cone of confusion (plural cones of confusion)
  1. (aviation) A zone of indeterminism over a navigation beacon (such as a VOR), where the direction-finding ability of the receiver outputs a random direction as flying over the beacon results in no direction to the beacon, giving a spinning direction indicator display. Also refers to flying over a magnetic pole, and its effects on a magnetic compass. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-cone_of_confusion-en-noun-wpXLrJvI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (biology) A cone-shaped region originating midway between an organism's two ears, and radiating outwards, where a sound's location is indeterminate. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-cone_of_confusion-en-noun-Bv5lAyCB Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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