meaning of quadric
1. Of or pertaining to the second degree.
2. A quantic of the second degree. See Quantic.
3. A surface whose equation in three variables is of the second degree. Spheres, spheroids, ellipsoids, paraboloids, hyperboloids, also cones and cylinders with circular bases, are quadrics.
4. a curve or surface whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is of the second degree
Related Words
quadric | quadric surface | quadricapsular | quadriceps | quadriceps femoris | quadricipital | quadricorn | quadricornous | quadricostate |
