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conic

[kon-ik] Origin

con·ic

[kon-ik]
adjective
1.
Also, con·i·cal. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone.
noun
2.
Geometry. conic section.

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Conic is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1560–70; < Greek kōnikós, equivalent to kôn(os) cone + -ikos -ic

con·i·cal·ly, adverb
co·nic·i·ty [ko-nis-i-tee] , con·i·cal·ness, noun
mul·ti·con·ic, adjective
sem·i·con·i·cal, adjective
sem·i·con·i·cal·ly, adverb
EXPAND
sub·con·ic, adjective
sub·con·i·cal, adjective
sub·con·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·con·i·cal, adjective
COLLAPSE
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conic (ˈkɒnɪk)
 
adj
1.  a.  having the shape of a cone
 b.  of or relating to a cone
 
n
2.  another name for conic section
 
[C16: from New Latin, from Greek kōnikos, from kōnoscone]
 
'conically
 
adv

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conic
1560s, "pertaining to a cone," from Gk. konikos "cone-shaped," from konos (see cone).
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CONIC definition


["Dynamic Configuration for Distributed Systems", J. Kramer et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-11(4):424-436 (Apr 1985)].

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