The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ELLIPSE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2013.
Conic section crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELLIPSE | 67 % | 7 |
| PARABOLA | 33 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Conic section
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- conic
- conics
- parabola
- hyperbola
- cone
- conoid
- circumconic
- circumconics
- spheroconic
- ellipse
- degenerate conic
- hypercone
Crossword Answer definitions
ELLIPSE noun- A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
- (grammar) To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ELLIPSE
- Shape with two foci
- Tennis bracelet shape
- Oval
- Oval's shape
- Planet's path
- Orbital shape
- Squashed circle
- Elongated O
- Plane curve
- Flattened-out circle