conic
Adjective
Noun
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(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone (synset 113895614)
referred to in: geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfacesis a type of: plane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shapesubtypes:
- ellipse, oval - a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
- parabola - a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
- hyperbola - an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone
same as: conic section
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