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conic section vs ellipse

ellipse vs conic section

conic section and ellipse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conic section Yes No No No
ellipse Yes No No No
As nouns, ellipse is a hyponym of conic section; that is, ellipse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conic section:
  • conic section: (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
  • ellipse: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
Other hyponyms of conic section include oval, parabola, hyperbola.
conic section (noun) ellipse (noun)
(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
Difference between conic section and ellipse

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