7 definitions found for Conic

Conic CONIC, CONICAL, a. [L., Gr., See Cone.]

conic adj 1: relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains"; "conelike fruit" [syn: conic, conical, conelike, cone-shaped] n 1: (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone [syn: conic section, conic]

conic I. adjective Date: 1570 1. of or relating to a cone 2. conical • conicity noun II. noun Date: 1879 conic section

conic
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)

conic ˈkɔnɪk adj. & n. --adj. of a cone. --n. 1 a conic section. 2 (in pl.) the study of conic sections. øconic section a figure formed by the intersection of a cone and a plane. [mod.L conicus f. Gk konikos (as cone)]

Conic \Con"ic\, n. (Math.) A conic section.

Conic \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. 2. Of or pertaining to a cone; as, conic sections. Conic section (Geom.), a curved line formed by the intersection of the surface of a right cone and a plane. The conic sections are the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. The right lines and the circle which result from certain positions of the plane are sometimes, though not generally included. Conic sections, that branch of geometry which treats of the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. Conical pendulum. See Pendulum. Conical projection, a method of delineating the surface of a sphere upon a plane surface as if projected upon the surface of a cone; -- much used by makers of maps in Europe. Conical surface (Geom.), a surface described by a right line moving along any curve and always passing through a fixed point that is not in the plane of that curve.