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Orton cone
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Etymology
They were popularized in the U.S. by Edward J. Orton, Jr., who founded the Standard Pyrometric Cone Company in 1896. However, Orton preferred the name en Seger cone, giving credit to the original inventor.
Noun
en pyrometric cone.
en eponyms