Associations to the word «Conics»

Wiktionary

CONIC, adjective. Conical.
CONIC, noun. (geometry) A conic section.
CONIC SECTION, noun. (geometry) Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.
CONIC SECTIONS, noun. Plural of conic section

Dictionary definition

CONIC, noun. (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone.
CONIC, adjective. Relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains"; "conelike fruit".

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