Meaning

1 senses

  1. A conic section.

More definitions
  • (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The ears of cats are conic sections.

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κωνῐκός (kōnĭkós). By surface analysis, cone + -ic.

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κωνῐκός (kōnĭkós). By surface analysis, cone + -ic.

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Forms

plural: conics
Singularconic
Pluralconics

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone:conic section

Word family

1 related words
Deriveddegenerate conic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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