[kon-ik] 
| 1. | Also, con⋅i⋅cal. having the form of, resembling, or pertaining to a cone. |
| 2. | Geometry. conic section. |
| a curve formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone; an ellipse, a circle, a parabola, or a hyperbola. |
| con·ic (kŏn'ĭk) adj. Conical. n. A conic section. [New Latin cōnicus, from Greek kōnikos, from kōnos, cone; see kō- in Indo-European roots.] co·nic'i·ty (kə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n. |
| conic section
A curve formed by the intersection of a plane with a cone. Conic sections can appear as circles, ellipses, hyperbolas, or parabolas, depending on the angle of the intersecting plane relative to the cone's base. |
CONIC
["Dynamic Configuration for Distributed Systems", J. Kramer et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-11(4):424-436 (Apr 1985)].
ɪk