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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
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