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conic

[ kon-ik ]

adjective

  1. Also con·i·cal []. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone.


noun

  1. Geometry. conic section.

conic

/ ˈkɒnɪk /

adjective

    1. having the shape of a cone
    2. of or relating to a cone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another name for conic section
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈconically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • con·i·cal·ly adverb
  • co·nic·i·ty [ko-, nis, -i-tee], 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of conic1

1560–70; < Greek kōnikós, equivalent to kôn ( os ) cone + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conic1

C16: from New Latin, from Greek kōnikos, from kōnos cone
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Example Sentences

Using these photographs, they determined the prevalence of bent morphs, as well as their relative size compared to conic morphs.

On Page 734, incredibly, it orders children to “sketch the graph of the degenerate conic.”

They never worried about whether the diagonal of a square was rational or irrational, nor did they investigate the conic sections as Archimedes had.

He has long embraced the world of show business, and most famously dressed singer Madonna in a conic bra and bustier on her “Blonde Ambition” tour in 1990.

From Reuters

On the third story, the turret comes to a peak in a hollow conic room with enchanting acoustics that can leave you giggling.

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