Associations to the word «Quadric»

Wiktionary

QUADRIC, noun. (mathematics) A surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
QUADRIC, adjective. (mathematics) Of or relating to the second degree; quadratic.

Dictionary definition

QUADRIC, noun. A curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats