4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conic \Con"ic\, n. (Math.)
A conic section.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conic \Con"ic\, Conical \Con"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. conique.
See {Cone}.]
1. Having the form of, or resembling, a geometrical cone;
round and tapering to a point, or gradually lessening in
circumference; as, a conic or conical figure; a conical
vessel.
2. Of or pertaining to a cone; as, conic sections.
{Conic section} (Geom.), a curved line formed by the
intersection of the surface of a right cone and a plane.
The conic sections are the parabola, ellipse, and
hyperbola. The right lines and the circle which result
from certain positions of the plane are sometimes, though
not generally included.
{Conic sections}, that branch of geometry which treats of the
parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola.
{Conical pendulum}. See {Pendulum}.
{Conical projection}, a method of delineating the surface of
a sphere upon a plane surface as if projected upon the
surface of a cone; -- much used by makers of maps in
Europe.
{Conical surface} (Geom.), a surface described by a right
line moving along any curve and always passing through a
fixed point that is not in the plane of that curve.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
conic
adj : relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains";
"conelike fruit" [syn: {conical}, {conelike}, {cone-shaped}]
n : (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane
and a circular cone [syn: {conic section}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
CONIC
["Dynamic Configuration for Distributed Systems", J. Kramer et
al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-11(4):424-436 (Apr 1985)].