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thumb|upright=1.2|A right circular cone and an oblique circular cone thumb|A double cone, not infinitely extended

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A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape with a circular base that tapers smoothly to a single point called the apex. Cones appear frequently in mathematics, engineering, and nature, making them important for understanding everything from basic geometry to real-world applications like traffic cones and ice cream cones.

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Polyhedron.name: Cone
Polyhedron.image: Cone with labeled Radius, Height, Angle and Side.svg
Polyhedron.caption: A right circular cone with the radius of its base r, its height h, its slant height c and its angle θ.
Polyhedron.type: Solid figure
Polyhedron.faces: 1 circular face and 1 conic surface
Polyhedron.euler: 2
Polyhedron.symmetry: Orthogonal group|

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Further terminology <span class="anchor" id="Terminology"></span>
Measurements and equations
Volume
Center of mass
Right circular cone
Volume
Slant height
Surface area
Circular sector
Equation form
Projective geometry
Generalizations
See also
Notes
References
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thumb|upright=1.2|A right circular cone and an oblique circular cone thumb|A double cone, not infinitely extended

In geometry, a cone is a three-dimensional figure that tapers smoothly from a flat base (typically a circle) to a point not contained in the base, called the apex or vertex.