| analytic geometry (ān'ə-lĭt'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
The use of algebra to solve problems in geometry, whereby geometric figures are represented by algebraic equations and plotted using coordinates. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |