圆锥也称为圆锥体，是一种三维几何体，是平面上一个圆以及它的所有切线和平面外的一个定点确定的平面围成的形体。圆形被称为圆锥的底面，平面外的定点称为圆锥的顶点或尖端，顶点到底面所在平面的距离称为圆锥的高。通常“圆锥”一词用来指代正圆锥，也就是圆锥顶点在底面的投影是圆心时的情况。正圆锥可以定义为一个直角三角形绕其中一条直角边旋转一周得到的几何体，这个直角三角形的斜边称为圆锥的母线。顶点在底面的投影不在圆心，这样的圆锥称为斜圆锥。正圆锥可以由平面截圆锥面得到，斜圆锥则不能。倾斜平面截取圆锥面得到的几何形体叫做椭圆锥。

A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex.

A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines connecting a common point, the apex, to all of the points on a base that is in a plane that does not contain the apex. Depending on the author, the base may be restricted to be a circle, any one-dimensional quadratic form in the plane, any closed one-dimensional figure, or any of the above plus all the enclosed points. If the enclosed points are included in the base, the cone is a solid object; otherwise it is a two-dimensional object in three-dimensional space. In the case of a solid object, the boundary formed by these lines or partial lines is called the lateral surface; if unbounded, it is a conical surface.