cone of confusion (English, noun)
expansion: cone of confusion (plural cones of confusion)
Senses:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A region directly above a VOR navigation station where the aircraft's navigation receiver experiences signal ambiguity.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An area near a magnetic pole where compass readings become unreliable due to the Earth's magnetic field lines converging vertically.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A cone-shaped region originating midway between an organism's two ears, and radiating outwards, where a sound's location is indeterminate.
Forms:
form: cones of confusion
tags: plural