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
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