CONIC


Meaning of CONIC in English

adj. & n.

--adj. of a cone.

--n.

1. a conic section.

2 (in pl.) the study of conic sections.

Phrases and idioms:

conic section a figure formed by the intersection of a cone and a plane.

Etymology: mod.L conicus f. Gk konikos (as cone)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.