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nounAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola.
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noun(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
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plane figuretwo-dimensional figure
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Translations
Catalan secció cònica, cònica
- secció cònicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
- cònicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Chinese Mandarin 圓錐曲線 /圆锥曲线
- 圓錐曲線 /圆锥曲线 (yuánzhuī qūxiàn)Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Czech kuželosečka
- kuželosečkaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Danish keglesnit
- keglesnitAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Dutch kegelsnede
- kegelsnedeAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Finnish kartioleikkaus
- kartioleikkausAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
French conique
- coniqueAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
German Kegelschnitt
- KegelschnittAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Hindi शंकु परिच्छेद
- शंकु परिच्छेद (śaṅku paricched)Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Hungarian kúpszelet
- kúpszeletAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Icelandic keilusnið
- keilusniðAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Italian sezione conica, conica
- sezione conicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
- conicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Norwegian Bokmål kjeglesnitt
- kjeglesnittAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Polish przekrój stożkowy, stożkowa
- przekrój stożkowyAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
- stożkowaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Portuguese cônica, seção cônica
- cônicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
- seção cônicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
- cónicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
- secção cónicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Romanian conică, secțiune conică
- conicăAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
- secțiune conicăAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Russian кони́ческое сече́ние
- кони́ческое сече́ние (koníčeskoje sečénije)Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Spanish sección cónica, cónica
- sección cónicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
- cónicaAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Swedish kägelsnitt
- kägelsnittAny of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Thai ภาคตัดกรวย
- ภาคตัดกรวย (pâak dtàt gruay)Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane
Cite this entry
APA
conic section. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conic%20section
MLA
“conic section.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conic%20section. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conic section,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conic%20section.
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