conic

con·ic

C0570700 (kŏn′ĭk)adj. Conical.n. A conic section.

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[New Latin cōnicus, from Greek kōnikos, from kōnos, cone; see kō- in Indo-European roots.]

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co·nic′i·ty (kə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

conic

(ˈkɒnɪk) adj (Mathematics) a. having the shape of a coneb. of or relating to a conen (Mathematics) another name for conic section[C16: from New Latin, from Greek kōnikos, from kōnos cone]

con•ic

(ˈkɒn ɪk)

adj. 1. Also, con′i•cal. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone. n. 2. conic section. [1560–70; < Greek] con′i•cal•ly, adv. co•nic•i•ty (kɒˈnɪs ɪ ti) con′i•cal•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conic - (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular coneconic sectiongeometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfacesplane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shapeellipse, oval - a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"parabola - a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curvehyperbola - an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone
Adj.	1.	conic - relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains"; "conelike fruit"conelike, cone-shaped, conical

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