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Conics

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The doctrine of conic sections. See conic.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections.
  • noun. Conic sections.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections.
  • Word Usage
    "His innovative methodology and terminology, especially in the field of conics, influenced many later scholars including Ptolemy, Francesco Maurolico, Isaac Newton, and René Descartes."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound