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conic section
noun
Definition of CONIC SECTION
1
: a plane curve, line, pair of intersecting lines, or point that is the intersection of or bounds the intersection of a plane and a cone with two nappes
2
: a curve generated by a point which always moves so that the ratio of its distance from a fixed point to its distance from a fixed line is constant
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First Known Use of CONIC SECTION
1664
Rhymes with CONIC SECTION
by-election, circumspection, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, fuel injection, genuflection, golden section, imperfection, indirection, insurrection, intellection, interjection, intersection, introjection, introspection, kin selection, misdirection, predilection, preselection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reinfection, resurrection, retroflexion, retrospection, self-reflection, stage direction, vivisection, yeast infection
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