"conic section" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: conic sections [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} conic section (plural conic sections)
  1. (geometry) Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola. Wikipedia link: conic section Categories (topical): Curves, Geometry Synonyms: conic section, conic Hyponyms: circle, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola Translations (Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane): կոնական հատույթ (konakan hatuytʿ) (Armenian), secció cònica [feminine] (Catalan), cònica [feminine] (Catalan), kuželosečka [feminine] (Czech), keglesnit [neuter] (Danish), kegelsnede [feminine] (Dutch), keylusnið [neuter] (Faroese), kartioleikkaus (Finnish), sección cónica [feminine] (Galician), Kegelschnitt [masculine] (German), शंकु परिच्छेद (śaṅku paricched) (Hindi), keilusnið [neuter] (Icelandic), конусен пресек (konusen presek) [masculine] (Macedonian), коника (konika) [feminine] (Macedonian), kjeglesnitt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kjeglesnitt [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), przekrój stożkowy [masculine] (Polish), stożkowa [feminine] (Polish), cônica [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), seção cônica [Brazil] (Portuguese), conică [feminine] (Romanian), secțiune conică [feminine] (Romanian), кони́ческое сече́ние (koníčeskoje sečénije) [neuter] (Russian), čunjosječnica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), konika [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), stožnica [feminine] (Slovene), sección cónica [feminine] (Spanish), cónica [feminine] (Spanish), kägelsnitt [neuter] (Swedish), ภาคตัดกรวย (pâak dtàt gruay) (Thai)

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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "pâak dtàt gruay",
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      "word": "ภาคตัดกรวย"
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