Cone of confusion

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA region directly above a VOR navigation station where the aircraft's navigation receiver experiences signal ambiguity.

2.NounAn area near a magnetic pole where compass readings become unreliable due to the Earth's magnetic field lines converging vertically.

3.NounA 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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