The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PARABOLA , but the solution may also be CONIC which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in Wall Street Journal).
Plane curve crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARABOLA | 44 % | 8 |
| ELLIPSE | 33 % | 7 |
| CONIC | 22 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plane curve
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- curve
- space curve
- pedal curve
- cubic curve
- plane
- plane graph
- cartesian plane
- cassini oval
- plane geometry
- parabola
- euclidean plane
- ellipse
Crossword Answer definitions
PARABOLA noun- The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).
- The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PARABOLA
- Plane curve
- Geometric curve
- Type of curve
- Graph curve
- Geometry curve
- Certain conic section, in math
- Trajectory shape
- Conic section.
- Curve in geometry.
- Curve.
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