conic
1Conic — Con ic, Conical Con ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. conique. See {Cone}.] 1. Having the form of, or resembling, a geometrical cone; round and tapering to a point, or gradually lessening in circumference; as, a conic or conical figure; a conical vessel.… …
2conic — CÓNIC, Ă, conici, ce, adj., s.f. 1. adj. Care are forma unui con2, privitor la con2. 2. s.f. Curbă rezultată din intersectarea unui con2 circular cu un plan. – Din fr. conique. Trimis de Joseph, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 cónic adj. m …
3Conic — Con ic, n. (Math.) A conic section. [1913 Webster] …
4conic — [kän′ik] adj. [ModL conicus < Gr kōnikos < kōnos, a peak, CONE] conical n. CONIC SECTION …
5conic — 1560s, pertaining to a cone, from L. conicus, from Gk. konikos cone shaped, from konos (see CONE (Cf. cone)) …
6conic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of a cone …
7conic — adj. & n. adj. of a cone. n. 1 a conic section. 2 (in pl.) the study of conic sections. Phrases and idioms: conic section a figure formed by the intersection of a cone and a plane. Etymology: mod.L conicus f. Gk konikos (as cone) …
8conic — I. adjective Date: 1570 1. of or relating to a cone 2. conical • conicity noun II. noun Date: 1879 conic section …
9conic — conically, adv. conicity /ko nis i tee/, conicalness, n. /kon ik/, adj. 1. Also, conical. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone. n. 2. Geom. See conic section. [1560 70; < Gk konikós, equiv. to kôn(os) CONE …
10conic — 1. adjective Conical. 2. noun A conic section …