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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

Geometry. conic section.

RELATED WORDS

tapered, sharp, pointed, tapering, coned, conoid, pyramidal

Nearby words

  1. congruity,
  2. congruous,
  3. congruous hemianopsia,
  4. congruously,
  5. congé,
  6. conic projection,
  7. conic section,
  8. conical,
  9. conical cornea,
  10. conical papilla

Origin of conic

1560–70; < Greek kōnikós, equivalent to kôn(os) cone + -ikos -ic
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British Dictionary definitions for conic

conic

/ (ˈkɒnɪk) /

adjective Also: conical

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

noun

another name for conic section
See also conics
Derived Formsconically, adverb

Word Origin for conic

C16: from New Latin, from Greek kōnikos, from kōnos cone
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Word Origin and History for conic

conic

adj.

1560s, "pertaining to a cone," from Latin conicus, from Greek konikos "cone-shaped," from konos (see cone).

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