kegelsnede

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kegelsnee (uncommon)
• keghelsne (obsolete)

Etymology

From kegel +‎ snede, calque of Latin sectio conica. Coined by Simon Stevin in the spelling keghelsne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.ɣəlˌsneː.də/

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• Hyphenation: ke‧gel‧sne‧de

Noun

kegelsnede f (plural kegelsneden)

1. conic section [from late 16th c.]

Hyponyms

• cirkel
• ellips
• hyperbool
• parabool