conIc, conIck

& s. [Fr. conique; Sp. & Port. cónico; Ital. conico; Gr. konikos conical, from kōnos =a cone.] A. As adjective : I. Ord. Lang.: Shaped more or le like a mathematical cone. [CONE.] "Tow'ring firs in conic forms arise, And with a pointed spear divide the skies." Prior: Solomon, i. "Eildon is a high hill, terminating in three conical summits,."-Scott: Eve of St. John, Note. II. Geom.: Pertaining to the mathematical figure called a cone. [CONE.] B. As subst.: A conic section. (Brande.) conic nodes, s. pl. Geom.: A mathematical term occurring in calculation regarding cubic surfaces represented by a common apex of two cones. (Ro iter.)