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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 we will be looking at the conic sections, usually called the conics, and their properties.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

One essential math concept for aerospace engineers is that of conics.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

The conics are curves that result from a plane intersecting a double cone—two cones placed point-to-point.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

The polar equations of conics can be graphed.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

These celebrated theorems, which are known by the names of their discoverers, are perhaps the most fruitful in the whole theory of conics.

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

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