Meaning & use
Coning
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The process of forming something into a cone shape, or in medicine, the potentially fatal displacement of brain tissue caused by increased pressure inside the skull.
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The candy factory uses a coning machine to shape the sugar into perfect cones.
Doctors watched closely for signs of coning after the patient's severe head injury.
A note on using this word
In medical contexts, 'coning' (cerebral herniation) is a serious emergency where brain tissue is pushed through the base of the skull.
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2. noun
In oil drilling, the upward movement of water or gas into a well in a cone-like shape.
Engineers monitored the well for signs of water coning.
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