QUADRIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

quadric; quadric surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("quadric" is a kind of...):

curve; curved shape (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quadric"):

hyperboloid (a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis)