conic

[kon-ik]

adjective

1. Also conical 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

Other Word Forms

• conically adverb
• conicity noun
• conicalness noun
• multiconic adjective
• semiconical adjective
• semiconically adverb
• subconic adjective
• subconical adjective
• subconically adverb
• unconical 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

Using these photographs, they determined the prevalence of bent morphs, as well as their relative size compared to conic morphs.

From Science Daily

On Page 734, incredibly, it orders children to “sketch the graph of the degenerate conic.”

From Washington Post

They never worried about whether the diagonal of a square was rational or irrational, nor did they investigate the conic sections as Archimedes had.

From Literature

He has long embraced the world of show business, and most famously dressed singer Madonna in a conic bra and bustier on her “Blonde Ambition” tour in 1990.

From Reuters

On the third story, the turret comes to a peak in a hollow conic room with enchanting acoustics that can leave you giggling.

From Washington Times