Conic
Definition of Conic
Con´ic
a.
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
.
n.
1.
(Math.)
A
conic
section
.
Related Words
cone
,
cone
shape
,
cone-shaped
,
conelike
,
conical
,
conoid
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