conic

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/ˈkɒ.nɪk/ English

Definitions

noun

A conic section.

adjective

Of or relating to a cone or cones.
Shaped like a cone.
Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped to equally spaced lines radiating out from the apex and parallels of latitude are mapped to circular arcs centred on the apex.

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Synonyms

conal conic conelike conical cone-shaped conic section frustum nondegenerate conular conicoidal conoid coned concial subconical conoidical coeloconic torticonic

Associated

hyperbola helicoid directrix protoconch parabola ellipse collinear reciprocation umbo ellipses hyperboloid striate

Rhymes

sardonic tonic chronic histrionic synchronic chthonic hedonic ironic mnemonic catatonic

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