conic

[ kon-ik ]

/ ˈkɒn ɪk /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for conic on Thesaurus.com

adjective

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

noun

Geometry. conic section.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of conic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM conic

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

Words nearby conic

congruency, congruent, congruent melting, congruity, congruous, conic, conical pendulum, conicoid, conic projection, conics, conic section

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use conic in a sentence

It only remains to add that Archimedes is fully acquainted with the main properties of the conic sections.
Archimedes|Thomas Little Heath
Interesting as one of our sources from which Oughtred obtained his knowledge of the conic sections is his study of Mydorge.
William Oughtred|Florian Cajori
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
Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician, composed at sixteen a tract on the conic sections.
How to Succeed|Orison Swett Marden

Rostafinski distinguished this beautiful species by the color of the peridium and the conic columella.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

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 of conic

conically, adverb

Word Origin for conic

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

conic

Origin of conic

OTHER WORDS FROM conic

Words nearby conic

Words related to conic

How to use conic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for conic

Derived forms of conic

Word Origin for conic