adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of conical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conical
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
conic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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kŏn'ĭk
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.ɪk/
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rhymes with -ɒnɪk
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Australian, British, Southern, Standard: /ˈkɔn.ɪk/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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kä'nĭk
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General-American: /ˈkɑ.nɪk/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑːnɪk
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kō'nĭk without laxing from cone
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South-Asia: /ko.nɪk/
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rhymes with -əʊnɪk
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 N IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K OW1 N IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A conic section.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or resembling a cone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- conical mountains
- conelike fruit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conical, conelike, cone-shaped
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conic section
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plane figure, two-dimensional figure
Narrower terms: ellipse, oval, parabola, hyperbola
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κωνῐκός (kōnĭkós). By surface analysis, cone + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: cónico — adjective