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Adjective: conic  kó-nik
  1. Resembling or have the shape of a cone
    "conic mountains";
    - conical, conelike, cone-shaped, coniform [rare]
     
  2. Relating to or involving cones or conic sections
    "The mathematician specialized in conic equations"
Noun: conic  kó-nik
  1. (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
    "Ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas are all examples of conic sections";
    - conic section

Derived forms: conics

Type of: plane figure, two-dimensional figure

Encyclopedia: Conic