Conic section
Definition of 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
.
See also:
Conic
Related Words
conic
,
ellipse
,
geometry
,
hyperbola
,
oval
,
parabola
,
plane
figure
,
two-dimensional
figure
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