conus

C3O1N1U1S1
/ˈkəʊnəs/

noun

A cone.

OriginLatin cōnus →
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Meanings

conus1

nounconus (plural coni)

plural coni

  1. obsoletegeometryA cone.

CONUS2

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationacronymgovernmentAcronym of the contiguous United States, the 48 states between Canada and Mexico, including the District of Columbia.

    […] and those who reside in the CONUS, Alaska, or Hawaii are authorized to travel to oversea areas and return on ASIF missions for humanitarian reasons upon approval of the Chief of Staff[…]

    1984, Jerry Q. Cole, Air Passenger Specialist (AFSC 60550), page 194

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
contiguous 48contiguous united statescontinental united stateslower 48

Origin

  1. Latincōnus“cone”
  2. Englishconus

Latin cōnus (“cone”)

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APA

conus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conus

MLA

“conus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conus.

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