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conic section vs parabola

parabola vs conic section

conic section and parabola both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conic section Yes No No No
parabola Yes No No No
As nouns, parabola is a hyponym of conic section; that is, parabola 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
  • parabola: a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
Other hyponyms of conic section include ellipse, oval, hyperbola.
conic section (noun) parabola (noun)
(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
Difference between conic section and parabola

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