conic
pronunciation
How to pronounce conic in British English:
UK [ˈkɒnɪk]
How to pronounce conic in American English:
US [ˈkɑnɪk]
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- Noun:
- (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
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- Adjective:
- relating to or resembling a cone
Word Origin
- conic (adj.)
- 1560s, "pertaining to a cone," from Latin conicus, from Greek konikos "cone-shaped," from konos (see cone).
Example
- 1. Herbs perennial . Roots conic , branched at base .
- 2. Construct a conic tangent to five lines .
- 3. Leaves conic to terete , usually small , caducous .
- 4. Stylopodium conic ; styles slender , sometimes minute .
- 5. Stylopodium conic ; styles very short , reflexed .