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conic section

conic section · conic sections

коническое сечение

Kegelschnitt

Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane,…Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola.

» The ears of cats are conic sections.

Meaning

1 senses

Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola.
Kegelschnitt
кони́ческое сече́ниеkoníčeskoje sečénije

More definitions

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

Examples

1 sentences

The ears of cats are conic sections.
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Translations

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Русский

By meaning 1

Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane:

Forms

plural: conic sections

Singular	conic section
Plural	conic sections

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Synonyms

2 synonyms

conic

Close in meaning

(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone:conic