Conicity


[kon-ik] /ˈkɒn ɪk/

adjective
1.
Also, conical. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a .
noun
2.
Geometry. .
/ˈkɒnɪk/
adjective
1.

noun
2.
another name for conic section
adj.

1560s, “pertaining to a cone,” from Latin conicus, from Greek konikos “cone-shaped,” from konos (see cone).

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