The intersection of a plane with this object forms an important set of two dimensional curves, called the conic sections. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
For indeed these superficies of conic sections are circles. From Wordnik.com. [Essays and Miscellanies] Reference
Also, it's not a straight tube, but kind of annoyingly conic. From Wordnik.com. [ana-ng Diary Entry] Reference
Lew nodded at the sun, continuing its lesson in conic section. From Wordnik.com. [Kahawa]
He had never seen her do that, never even seen her conic close. From Wordnik.com. [Morgawr]
The mountain is remarkable for the perfection of its conic form. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
Spherical trigonometry and conic sections are Arabic inventions. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
The continents in the conic projections are a little distorted. From Wordnik.com. [Ringworld]
It may one day be conic sections, another Greek iambics, and a third. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Clerks] Reference
It appears, then, that a conic section may be defined as the locus of. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891] Reference
Me listened long enough to he sure it didn't conic from the Placehold. From Wordnik.com. [The Burning City]
The prints seemed to be heading down toward the very conic inside tip of Cone. From Wordnik.com. [Zombie Lover]
"Well, your worships have certainly conic to the right place!" he added with enthusiasm. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
The study of the conic sections has been a part of polite learning from his day downward. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860] Reference
It was as close to his Guardian-induced memories of home as he had conic in the Equality. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer's Illusion]
Newton, however, was able to demonstrate that any conic section can be described about the. From Wordnik.com. [The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'] Reference
The Canada Pumpkin is of an oblate form, inclining to conic; and is deeply and regularly ribbed. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
At sixteen he produced a treatise on conic sections that excited the wonder and incredulity of Descartes. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
Examination of the four conic sections with a general definition applicable to all. -- 6 illustrations. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891] Reference
I had never learned the multiplication table, and had no more idea of the rule of three than of conic sections. From Wordnik.com. [An Autobiography] Reference
She can prove her statement in conic sections or algebra, but when it comes to actual knowledge she is deficient. From Wordnik.com. [As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home] Reference
Yet, without the ellipse, without the conic sections of Plato and Apollonius, astronomy would have been to this day. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860] Reference
Such recommendations as may conic from their people or their governments should have the most considerate attention. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
To propose philosophy to them would be just as weak as to propose the study of conic sections to peasants or fish-women. From Wordnik.com. [A Philosophical Dictionary] Reference
This free-fall line, which would otherwise be straight, is distorted by a gravitating body so that it curves in a conic section. From Wordnik.com. [Orphans of Chaos] Reference
Whether we think of bridges or projectiles, of the curves of ships, or of the rules of navigation, we must think of conic sections. From Wordnik.com. [Human Traits and their Social Significance] Reference
Toulon, to give a celebratory lecture on the theme of conic sections in non-Euclidean geometry which was met with remarkable success. From Wordnik.com. [The War with the Newts] Reference
I would advise you to resort at once to geometry or conic sections, or some other equally inexorable discipline to settle the business. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867] Reference
Its superb landscapes are particularly interesting for their series of narrow conic karst land forms and spectacular waterfalls and lakes. From Wordnik.com. [Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, China] Reference
I congratulated him, told him my name, and he insisted I conic to his room and see the new camera his parents had sent him for his birthday. From Wordnik.com. [Time and Again]
Even where the knowledge of conic sections does not enter as a direct component of that analytical power which was the glory of a Lagrange, a. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860] Reference
It was very clear that the young gentleman who had only showed that he had forgotten his conic sections could not be supposed to have passed. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Clerks] Reference
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