conic

[ kon-ik ]

/ ˈkɒn ɪk /

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adjective

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

noun

Nearby words

congruent, congruity, congruous, congruous hemianopsia, congé, conic, conic projection, conic section, conical, conical cornea, conical papilla

Origin of conic

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

Related forms

con·i·cal·ly, adverbco·nic·i·ty

[ko-nis-i-tee] /kɒˈnɪs ɪ ti/, con·i·cal·ness, nounmul·ti·con·ic, adjectivesem·i·con·i·cal, adjective

sem·i·con·i·cal·ly, adverbsub·con·ic, adjectivesub·con·i·cal, adjectivesub·con·i·cal·ly, adverbun·con·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for conic

At sixteen he produced a treatise on conic sections that excited the wonder and incredulity of Descartes.
Classic French Course in English|William Cleaver Wilkinson
She can prove her statement in conic sections or algebra, but when it comes to actual knowledge she is deficient.
As A Chinaman Saw Us|Anonymous
Excluding the general group itself, every one of these leaves either a point, a line, or a conic section unaltered.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various
Conversely, the groove of the shell may be considered as the projection of this spiral on a conic surface.
The Life of the Spider|J. Henri Fabre

So he hastily worked the sum backward in decimals and equations and conic sections, and all the rules he could think of.
The Book of Dragons|Edith Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for conic

conic

/ (ˈkɒnɪk) /

adjective Also: conical

having the shape of a cone
of or relating to a cone

noun

another name for conic section

Derived Forms

conically, adverb

Word Origin for conic

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

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