cone of confusion

English

Noun

cone of confusion (plural cones of confusion)

  1. (aviation) A region directly above a VOR navigation station where the aircraft's navigation receiver experiences signal ambiguity.
  2. (aviation) An area near a magnetic pole where compass readings become unreliable due to the Earth's magnetic field lines converging vertically.
  3. (biology) A cone-shaped region originating midway between an organism's two ears, and radiating outwards, where a sound's location is indeterminate.
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