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con·ic

, conical (kon'ik, kon'i-kăl),

Resembling a cone.

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Using Snyder (1993) as reference, the equations for the simple Conic with a single standard parallel c and standard longitude [[lambda].sub.0] are:

DETERMINING PROJECTION AND SCALE FOR MAPS IN EARLY ATLASES OF CHINA HELD BY THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA

So, observing once more that consecutive conic sections share a common point, the third shaping equation is obtained from (5) at [[theta].sub.F] = [[theta].sub.Fn-1]:

GO Shaping of Omnidirectional Dual-Reflector Antennas with Arbitrary Main-Beam Direction in Elevation Plane by Connecting Conic Sections

The conic h(x, y) = [x.sup.2] + [cy.sup.2] -1 = 0, c [member of] R, is an invariant algebraic curve of system (1).

Limit Cycles and Invariant Curves in a Class of Switching Systems with Degree Four

A general heptic hypersurface contains no C [member of] [M'.sub.d,g], 13 [less than or equal to] d [less than or equal to] 16, 1 [less than or equal to] g [less than or equal to] 3, with no line R [subset] [P.sup.5] with deg(R [intersection] C) [greater than or equal to] 7 and no conic D [subset] [P.sup.5] with deg(C [intersection] D) [greater than or equal to] 12.

Curves of low positive genus and low degree on a general heptic hypersurface of [P.sup.5]

The tangent conformal conic mappings have the following form [9-11]:

On conformal conic mappings of spherical domains

Geometric principles of the space oblique conic projection

The space oblique conic projection

Siegwerk's expectations that the pressure on raw material prices would relieve in early 2012 have unfortunately not conic true, and the company's leaders know by now that at least until the end of this calendar year, upward pressure will continue.

Siegwerk will selectively increase prices of packaging inks in EMEA

we want to earn your trust and respect, the rest should conic automatically," Ergun says.

Sinkotech making headway in US

Yep, it's actually that awesome," proclaims the magazines website, but right up front the editor also announces that "[a]ll good things must conic to an end": for "entirely personal" reasons--even though the publication was flourishing and growing--the last issue was published in 2011.

FILAMENT

Philips LivingColours LED Lamp Conic (pounds 117 amazon.co.uk) An amazing 16 million colours and shades are achievable from inside this stylish conical illuminator.

BRIGHT IDEAS; The most impressive indoor lights

These high-pressure formed conic devices are used as a part of a brake to equip the weft feeders, which are the electromechanical systems located between the loom and the spool on which the weft is wrapped, on industrial weaving machines.

Well designed cone

It is no wonder, as the impermeable PVC inverted conic structures installed on the causeway actually transmit the sun's heat through the material, acting as a hot air radiator.