Definition:Cone (Geometry)

Definition
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric figure which consists of the set of all straight lines joining the perimeter of a plane figure $ABC$ to a point $P$ not in the plane of the figure:


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Base
The plane figure $ABC$ is called the base of the cone.

Apex
The point $P$ is known as the apex of the cone.

Comment
Hence the colloquial phrase "base over apex" as the description of a particularly flamboyant physical tumble.