conic
English Thesaurus
1. (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone (noun.shape)
| hyponym | : | ellipse, oval, |
| definition | : | a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | parabola, |
| definition | : | a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | hyperbola, |
| definition | : | an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone (noun.shape) |
| domain category | : | geometry, |
| definition | : | the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces (noun.cognition) |
2. relating to or resembling a cone (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | cone, cone shape, conoid, |
| definition | : | a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | cone, |
| definition | : | any cone-shaped artifact (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | cone, strobile, strobilus, |
| definition | : | cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | cone, cone shape, conoid, |
| definition | : | a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | conic, conic section, |
| definition | : | (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone (noun.shape) |
3. (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone (noun.shape)
4. relating to or resembling a cone (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | cone, cone shape, conoid, |
| definition | : | a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | cone, |
| definition | : | any cone-shaped artifact (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | cone, strobile, strobilus, |
| definition | : | cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | cone, cone shape, conoid, |
| definition | : | a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | conic, conic section, |
| definition | : | (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone (noun.shape) |
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