conic
Also con·i·cal [kon-i-kuhl] /ˈkɒn ɪ kəl/ . having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone.
Geometry. conic section.
Origin of conic
1Other words from conic
- con·i·cal·ly, adverb
- co·nic·i·ty [ko-nis-i-tee], /kɒˈnɪs ɪ ti/, 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
Words Nearby conic
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How to use conic in a sentence
It only remains to add that Archimedes is fully acquainted with the main properties of the conic sections.
Archimedes | Thomas Little HeathInteresting as one of our sources from which Oughtred obtained his knowledge of the conic sections is his study of Mydorge.
William Oughtred | Florian CajoriShe can prove her statement in conic sections or algebra, but when it comes to actual knowledge she is deficient.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | AnonymousBlaise Pascal, the French mathematician, composed at sixteen a tract on the conic sections.
How to Succeed | Orison Swett MardenRostafinski distinguished this beautiful species by the color of the peridium and the conic columella.
The North American Slime-Moulds | Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
British Dictionary definitions for conic
/ (ˈkɒnɪk) /
having the shape of a cone
of or relating to a cone
another name for conic section
Origin of conic
1- See also conics
Derived forms of conic
- conically, adverb
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