conic

[ kon-ik ]
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adjective
  1. Also con·i·cal [kon-i-kuhl] /ˈkɒn ɪ kəl/ . having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone.

noun
  1. Geometry. conic section.

Origin of conic

1
1560–70; <Greek kōnikós, equivalent to kôn(os) cone + -ikos-ic

Other words from conic

  • con·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • co·nic·i·ty [ko-nis-i-tee], /kɒˈnɪs ɪ ti/, con·i·cal·ness, noun
  • mul·ti·con·ic, adjective
  • sem·i·con·i·cal, adjective
  • sem·i·con·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • sub·con·ic, adjective
  • sub·con·i·cal, adjective
  • sub·con·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·con·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for conic

conic

/ (ˈkɒnɪk) /


adjectiveAlso: conical
    • having the shape of a cone

    • of or relating to a cone

noun
  1. another name for conic section

Origin of conic

1
C16: from New Latin, from Greek kōnikos, from kōnos cone

Derived forms of conic

  • conically, adverb

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