noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K OW1 N IH0 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of conic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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History
Etymology
From cone + -ics.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.