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Conic Section

Definition: Conic Section

Conic Section

Noun

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

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Conic Section

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

The original name for conic. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Conic Section

Synonym: conic (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Conic Section

English words defined with "conic section": Applicate ordinateDirectrixeccentricityfocusIndicatrixLatus rectumSolid problem. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Conic Section

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Conic Section

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

conic section

96

application conic section

5

circle conic section

4

conic section use

2
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Modern Translation: Conic Section

Language Translations for "conic section"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

kegelsnede (conic). (various references)

   

French

  

conique (conic, conical), section conique (conic). (various references)

   

German

  

Kegelschnitt (conic). (various references)

   

Italian

  

conica (conic), sezione conica (conic). (various references)

   

Manx

  

trass-yiarrey cughlinagh, giarrey cughlinagh. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oniccay ectionsay

   

Romanian

  

secţiune conicã. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

konik arakesit, koni geometrisi (conics). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Conic Section

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-c-e-i-i-n-n-o-o-s-t"

-3 letters: concision, nicotines.

-4 letters: coitions, conceits, concents, concocts, coniines, connects, connotes, coonties, isotonic, nicotine, nicotins, oscinine.

-5 letters: coition, conceit, concent, concise, concoct, coniine, conines, connect, connote, consent, coontie, cooties, eosinic, incites, inosite, intines, intones, ionones, isotone, nicotin, notices, notions, section, tension.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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