Meanings
nouncone cell (plural cone cells)
plural cone cells
- anatomyAny of the photoreceptor cells in the retina that are responsible for colour vision in relatively bright light.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
Similar
coneretinal cone
Broader
visual cell
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian колбичка
- колбичка (kolbička)any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Catalan con de la retina
- con de la retinaany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Dutch kegeltje
- kegeltjeany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Finnish tappisolu, tappi
- tappisoluany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
- tappiany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Indonesian sel kerucut
- sel kerucutany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Japanese 錐体細胞
- 錐体細胞 (suitai-saibō)any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Polish czopek
- czopekany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Russian ко́лбочка
- ко́лбочка (kólbočka)any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Swedish tapp
- tappany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Turkish koni hücresi
- koni hücresiany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Cite this entry
APA
cone cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cone%20cell
MLA
“cone cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cone%20cell. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cone cell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cone%20cell.
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