conic

[ kon-ik ]

adjective

1. Also con·i·cal []. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone.

noun

1. Geometry. conic section.

conic

/ ˈkɒnɪk /

adjective

1. 1. having the shape of a cone
   2. of or relating to a cone

noun

1. another name for conic section

Derived Forms

• ˈconically, adverb

Other Words From

• con·i·cal·ly adverb
• co·nic·i·ty [ko-, nis, -i-tee], con·i·cal·ness noun
• mul·ti·con·ic adjective
• sem·i·con·i·cal adjective
• sem·i·con·i·cal·ly adverb
• sub·con·ic adjective
• sub·con·i·cal adjective
• sub·con·i·cal·ly adverb
• un·con·i·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conic¹

1560–70; < Greek kōnikós, equivalent to kôn ( os ) cone + -ikos -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of conic¹

C16: from New Latin, from Greek kōnikos, from kōnos cone

Example Sentences

It only remains to add that Archimedes is fully acquainted with the main properties of the conic sections.

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Interesting as one of our sources from which Oughtred obtained his knowledge of the conic sections is his study of Mydorge.

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She can prove her statement in conic sections or algebra, but when it comes to actual knowledge she is deficient.

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Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician, composed at sixteen a tract on the conic sections.

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Rostafinski distinguished this beautiful species by the color of the peridium and the conic columella.

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