conic

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UK/ˈkɒn.ɪk/Australia, British, Southern, Standard/ˈkɔn.ɪk/US/ˈkɑ.nɪk/South Asia/ko.nɪk/

adjective

Synonym of conical.

Similar
conicalconelikecone-shapedconic section
OriginAncient Greek κωνῐκός →
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Meanings

adjectiveconic (comparative more conic, superlative most conic)

comparative more conic · superlative most conic

  1. Synonym of conical.

    Synonyms: conical

nounconic (plural conics)

plural conics

  1. geometryA conic section.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of conical.

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conical

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or resembling a cone

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conicalconelikecone-shaped

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

Similar
conic section
Broader
plane figuretwo-dimensional figure
Also see
conelikecone-shapedconicalconic section

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκωνῐκός
  2. Ancient Greekκωνῐκός
  3. Englishconic

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κωνῐκός (kōnĭkós). By surface analysis, cone + -ic.

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Translations

Spanish cónico
  • cónicoadjective

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with conic

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Anagrams

Cinco
Cite this entry
APA

conic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conic

MLA

“conic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conic.

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