Thesaurus: conics
That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections.
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Definitions
- n. That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections.
- n. Conic sections.
- 1. That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections. 2. Conic sections.
- n (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone