conic

American  

[kon-ik] / ˈkɒn ɪk /

adjective

1. Also conical having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone.

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noun

1. Geometry. conic section.

conic British  

/ ˈkɒnɪk /

adjective

1. 1. having the shape of a cone

   2. of or relating to a cone

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noun

1. another name for conic section

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of conic

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

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 • Nov. 9, 2023

Objective 2: Identify conic sections by their equations.

From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020

When we are given an equation to graph, it is helpful to identify the conic so we know what next steps to take.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Again our goal is to connect the geometry of a conic with algebra.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

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 "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife