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conic section

con·ic sec·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-ik sek-shuh n]
    • /ˈkɒn ɪk ˈsɛk ʃən/
    • /ˈkɑn·ɪ·kəl ˈsekʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-ik sek-shuh n]
    • /ˈkɒn ɪk ˈsɛk ʃən/

Definitions of conic section words

  • noun conic section one of a group of curves formed by the intersection of a plane and a right circular cone. It is either a circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola, depending on the eccentricity, e, which is constant for a particular curve e = 0 for a circle; e<1 for an ellipse; e = 1 for a parabola; e>1 for a hyperbola 3
  • noun conic section a curve, either an ellipse, circle, parabola, or hyperbola, produced by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone 3
  • noun conic section the branch of geometry dealing with ellipses, circles, parabolas, and hyperbolas 3
  • noun conic section a curve formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone; an ellipse, a circle, a parabola, or a hyperbola. 1
  • noun conic section (geometry) Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola. 0
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Origin of conic section

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65

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Parts of speech for Conic section

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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conic section popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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