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conic sections

conic sections is the plural of conic section.

Meaning of conic section

Noun

conic section (plural conic sections)

  1. Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola.
    Synonyms:
    conic

Questions about conic sections

What is conic sections the plural of?
Conic sections is the plural of conic section.

Words near conic sections in the dictionary

  1. conic peppers
  2. conic section
  3. conic section directrices
  4. conic section directrix
  5. conic section directrixes
  6. conic sections
  7. conical
  8. conical buoy
  9. conical buoys
  10. conical drum
  11. conical drums

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