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Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Conic section has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.

See Also
ellipse intersection parabola cone distinct hyperbola latus rectum eccentricity
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
plane figure
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ellipse parabola hyperbola
Rhyming Words
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