noun
- the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections (circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas)
Usage: mathematics; often used as a plural noun
Examples
- Students study conics in advanced geometry class.
- The mathematics curriculum includes a unit on conics.
- Conics are formed by intersecting a plane with a cone.
- She struggled with the conics problems on the exam.
- The teacher explained how parabolas and ellipses are both conics.
- Conics have practical applications in engineering and physics.