cone of confusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

cone of confusion cones of confusion
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