Phrase
conic section
圆锥曲线
any of the shapes formed when a plane cuts through a cone, namely a circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola
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Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola.
圆锥与平面相交形成的四种不同形状之一,即圆、椭圆、抛物线和双曲线。
圆锥与平面相交形成的四种不同形状之一,即圆、椭圆、抛物线和双曲线。；圆锥截面
In use
In geometry class, we learned how to identify a conic section by its equation.
The path of a planet around the sun is a conic section, specifically an ellipse.
She drew a parabola, a type of conic section, on the coordinate plane.
a/an [adjective] conic section
用于描述特定种类的圆锥截面。
A parabola is a common conic section.
抛物线是一种常见的圆锥截面。
the conic section of [noun] and [noun]
该结构表述圆锥截面的几何定义。
The conic section of a plane and a cone can be a circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
平面与圆锥的截面可以是圆、椭圆、抛物线或双曲线。
Common mistakes
The plane conic sections the cone.The plane intersects the cone to form a conic section.
“conic section”是名词短语，不能用作动词。应使用动词（如intersect）描述平面与圆锥相交的动作，再用“conic section”表示结果。
There are four types of conic section.There are four types of conic sections.
当表示多个具体的圆锥曲线时，“conic section”应变为复数形式“conic sections”。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.