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Of or relating to the second degree; quadratic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A surface or curve whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quadric surface
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: curve, curved shape
Narrower terms: hyperboloid
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Asturian:
cuádrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Asturian:
superficie cuádrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Catalan:
quàdrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Catalan:
superfície quàdrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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French:
quadrique
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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French:
surface quadrique
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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French:
surface quadratique
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Ido:
quadriko
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Italian:
quadrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Italian:
superficie quadrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Portuguese:
quádrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Portuguese:
superfície quádrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Russian:
пове́рхность второ́го поря́дка
(povérxnostʹ vtoróvo porjádka)
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Spanish:
cuádrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation
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Spanish:
superficie cuádrica
— surface whose shape is defined in terms of a quadratic equation