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Meaning of "nose cone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOSE CONE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOSE CONE

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Nose cone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NOSE CONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nose cone

Nose cone

The term nose cone is used to refer to the forwardmost section of a rocket, guided missile or aircraft. The cone is shaped to offer minimum aerodynamic resistance. Nose cones are also designed for travel in and under water and in high speed land vehicles.

Definition of nose cone in the English dictionary

The definition of nose cone in the dictionary is the conical forward section of a missile, spacecraft, etc, designed to withstand high temperatures, esp during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOSE CONE

nose
nose dive
nose drops
nose flute
nose job
nose out
nose rag
nose ring
nose stud
nose to tail
nose wheel
nosean
nosebag
noseband
nosebanded
nosebleed
nosedive
nosegay
noseguard
noseless

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOSE CONE

aglycone
alluvial cone
ancone
cone
dracone
drop scone
girdle scone
girdlescone
ice-cream cone
pine cone
quadricone
retinal cone
scone
silicone
storm cone
traffic cone
wind cone

Synonyms and antonyms of nose cone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nose cone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOSE CONE

Find out the translation of nose cone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nose cone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nose cone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鼻锥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cono de la nariz
570 millions of speakers

English

nose cone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाक शंकु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخروط الأنف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

носовой конус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ogiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাক শঙ্কু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cône de nez
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kon hidung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nasenkegel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ノーズコーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코 콘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hidung kerucut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nón mũi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூக்கு கூம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाक शंकू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

burun konisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nos stożek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

носовий конус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

con nas
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κώνος μύτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neuskas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

noskon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nese kjegle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nose cone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOSE CONE»

The term «nose cone» is normally little used and occupies the 111.695 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOSE CONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nose cone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOSE CONE»

Discover the use of nose cone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nose cone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics
The Lees theory underpredicted heat-transfer rates at the nose-cone tip, calling for rates up to 30 percent lower than those observed. Here, within a single issue of that journal, two papers from Avco gave good reason to believe that theoretical  ...
T. A. Heppenheimer, National Aeronautics and Space Administr, 2009
2
Every Kid Needs Things That Fly
Painting and Detailing I REMAINING PORTION OF LABEL USE EDGE. Create the nose cone cap from a lX-inch fishing spin float with button by cutting off the brass hook using wire cutters. See figure S. Discard the red button and bottom of  ...
‎2005
3
Doing Physics with Scientific Notebook: A Problem Solving ...
Nose-Cone. Problem. In Book II of the Principia, Newton considered the shape of a solid of rotation that experiences the least air resistance as it moves at constant speed along the direction of its axis. [4, 22] It is a testament to his genius that ...
Joseph Gallant, 2012
4
Virtual Astrophysical Jets
The most prominent feature caused by the toroidal magnetic field is the nose cone. As found in previous Newtonian (Clarke et al., 1986; Lind et al., 1989; Kossl et al., 1990) and relativistic simulations (Komissarov, 1999), this structure occurs ...
Silvano Massaglia, Gianluigi Bodo, P. Rossi, 2004
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Rescuing Prometheus: Four Monumental Projects that Changed ...
Nose Cone Development Of all the engineering problems encountered during the Atlas project, the design of the nose cone, or reentry vehicle, proved most baffling. The von Neumann committee had insisted that the ICBM project required  ...
Thomas P. Hughes, 2011
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Modern High-power Rocketry
Using the Winroc computer program, it was determined that the center of pressure was 108 inches from the nose cone. The center of gravity— due to the weight of the motors—was well behind the center of pressure. The rocket was unstable.
Mark B. Canepa, 2005
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Project SENTINEL: Design of a Long-Range, High-Speed, ...
Table 6: List of Selected Materials for Nose Cone Missile Component Name of Material Density (g/cc) UTS* (GPa) Melting Point (K) Nose Cone (Leading Reinforced Carbon– 1.52 0.7 4,000 Edge) Carbon Composite Nose Cone ( Leading ...
Vivek Ahuja, Jason Cary
8
Finding Heroes
N TUESDAY, permission was obtained from NASA to allow the public to view the nose cone. Reporters and curious citizens alike were led down a short trail from Bayou Bend to view what was the most recognizable portion of the shuttle yet ...
Byron Starr, 2006
9
Shock Waves: Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium ...
6.3 Nose cone eject One of the difficulties encountered as a result of operating within UQ was the inability to provide the correct work environment to experiment with pyrotechnics. Thus, the use of squibs was not possible. This prevented the ...
Zonglin Jiang, 2010
10
Connections Maths 10: Teaching & Assessment Book
d arc of nose cone d 2 The shape of a nose cone can be approximated using the formula y - , ,., This is the formula for a parabola, where d is the diameter of the nose cone, I is the L length of the nose cone and C = -l, the calibre of the cone.
Ajit Kalra, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOSE CONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nose cone is used in the context of the following news items.
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View Sea King up close this weekend
Morayvia, who already own a de-commissioned Nimrod, and have a Nimrod nose cone which they take on display around Moray, brought the ... «Forres Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Preview: Enhanced rocket engine to power Delta 4 first stage …
The WGS 7 is encapsulated in the rocket's nose cone. Credit: ULA. This will be the first WGS launch since August 2013. Ten WGS satellites will ... «Spaceflight Now, Jul 15»
3
UK Iraq video shows anti-IS strikes
The UK military has made public video said to be taken from nose cone cameras mounted on Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft that had ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
4
Ohio State engineering students help street luger pursue speed record
... which is an external structure usually mounted on airplanes and bikes, to help minimize wind drag; a nose cone that extends from the front of ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
5
Rocky Point time capsule preserves a slice of 2015
Terry Anderson painted it according to its original markings and Pat Wade fabricated a replica Ballistic Cap (nose cone). The newly ... «Victoria Lookout, Jul 15»
6
Bundaberg man appeals to public in search for stolen car parts
"The WB Series 2 walk off front includes both guards, the bonnet, radiator support panel and the nose cone complete with headlights, grill and ... «Bundaberg News Mail, Jul 15»
7
Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches with GPS satellite
The version features two stages and a four-meter-diameter nose cone. It is powered off the launch pad by an RD AMROSS RD-180 main ... «Spaceflight Now, Jul 15»
8
Live coverage: Two satellites blast off on Ariane 5
Separation of the rocket's nose cone has been confirmed. The Ariane 5 core stage will continue burning until about Plus+9 minutes into the ... «Spaceflight Now, Jul 15»
9
Bloodhound SSC Project: driven to distraction
One of the more subtle design changes has been to modify the front of the chassis so that the nose cone is lower to stop the airflow lifting and ... «E&T magazine, Jul 15»
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CUSTOM & STYLE PHOTO GALLERY: Indian Black Bullet Scout …
We like how the nose cone brings to mind the military drop tanks used by hot rodders, and the tidy overall scale of the bike. Minimal bodywork ... «Cycleworld, Jul 15»

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