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Conic section   /kˈɑnɪk sˈɛkʃən/   Listen
Conic section

noun
1.
(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone.  Synonym: conic.





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"Conic section" Quotes from Famous Books



... with perfect fidelity the movements of a planet in its revolution around the sun belongs to that well-known group of curves which mathematicians describe as the conic sections. The particular form of conic section which denotes the orbit of a planet is known by the name of the ellipse: it is spoken of somewhat less accurately as an oval. The ellipse is a curve which can be readily constructed. There is no simpler method of doing so than that which is familiar to draughtsmen, and which ...
— The Story of the Heavens • Robert Stawell Ball


Words linked to "Conic section" :   parabola, hyperbola, plane figure, two-dimensional figure, geometry, oval, conic, ellipse


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