conics

American

[kon-iks] / ˈkɒn ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.

conics British

/ ˈkɒnɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of geometry concerned with the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola

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Etymology

Origin of conics

see origin at conic, -ics

Example Sentences

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In this chapter, you will learn about conics, including circles, parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

For the following exercises, consider the following polar equations of conics.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Deﬁne conics in terms of a focus and a directrix.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Recall from Rotation of Axes that equations of conics with an term have rotated graphs.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

The pairs of tangents which can be drawn from a point to a system of conics touching four fixed lines are in involution.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

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