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orton cone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
or-ton -cone
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of pyrometric cone.

Etymology

They were popularized in the U.S. by Edward J. Orton, Jr., who founded the Standard Pyrometric Cone Company in 1896. However, Orton preferred the name Seger cone, giving credit to the original inventor.

Inflected Forms

Orton cones (plural)

Synonyms

pyrometric cone

Questions

What does orton cone mean?
Synonym of pyrometric cone.
Where does orton cone come from?
They were popularized in the U.S. by Edward J. Orton, Jr., who founded the Standard Pyrometric Cone Company in 1896. However, Orton preferred the name Seger cone, giving credit to the original inventor.

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