| cone penetration test | |
| —n | |
| a method of testing soils by pressing a cone of standard dimensions into the soil under a known load and measuring the penetration | |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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