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QUADRIC

\kwˈɒdɹɪk], \kwˈɒdɹɪk], \k_w_ˈɒ_d_ɹ_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of QUADRIC

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A surface whose equation in three variables is of the second degree. Spheres, spheroids, ellipsoids, paraboloids, hyperboloids, also cones and cylinders with circular bases, are quadrics.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A surface whose equation in three variables is of the second degree. Spheres, spheroids, ellipsoids, paraboloids, hyperboloids, also cones and cylinders with circular bases, are quadrics.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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