conic
adjective
uk/ˈkɒn.ɪk/us/ˈkɑː.nɪk/in theshapeof acone:
Theirtentsare conic inshape.
Themissilehas a conicwarhead.
Synonym
conical
mathematicsspecialized
relatingtoconesor beingpartof acone:
Conicgeometryis veryimportantinastronomy.
In thisgraphanellipticalconicformisgenerated.
- This conicwalllightisshapedfromfusedglass,sandblastedto asilkyfinish.
- An inverse-squareforceentailsa conicorbit.
Geometrical shapes
- -cornered
- cone
- congruent
- congruently
- crescent
- decagon
- dimensional
- dimensionality
- dome
- heptagon
- Maltese cross
- oblong
- oval
- pear-shaped
- pyramid
- right triangle
- semicircular
- simplex
- tetrahedron
- torus
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Geometry: properties of circles & curves
conic
noun[C]
mathematicsspecializeduk/ˈkɒn.ɪk/us/ˈkɑː.nɪk/short forconicsection: acurveformedby aplane(= aflatsurface)cuttingthrough acone:
Thecomettraceda conic.
Projectivegeometryisbasedin thestudyof conics.
- ManymathematiciansincludingIsaac Newton havecontributedto thestudyof conics.
Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes
- angle
- axes
- axis
- bulky
- chord
- corresponding sides
- crosswise
- frustum
- hemisphere
- hemispherical
- hypotenuse
- perimeter
- plane
- section
- symmetrical
- symmetrically
- symmetry
- tan
- ultra-dense
- vertex
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Geometry: bends, loops & curves