Definition of Quadrics

1. Noun. (plural of quadric) ¹

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Definition of Quadrics

1. quadric [n] - See also: quadric

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadrics

quadricellular
quadricentennial
quadricep
quadriceps
quadriceps femoris
quadriceps muscle of thigh
quadriceps reflex
quadriceps tendon
quadricepses
quadricepsplasties
quadricepsplasty
quadricipital
quadricorn
quadricornous
quadricostate
quadrics (current term)
quadricuspid
quadricyclane
quadricyclanes
quadricycle
quadricycles
quadridavyne
quadridentate
quadridigitate
quadriennial
quadriennially
quadrifarious
quadrifid
quadrifocal
quadrifoil

Literary usage of Quadrics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900: Subject Indexby Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod by Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod (1908)
"Pencils of quadrics. Vanicek, JS Liege S. Parallel conjugate diameters in two surfaces. ... Similarity conditions for two quadrics not similarly placed. ..."

2. Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900: Subject Indexby Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod by Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod (1908)
"Locus of centres of conies and quadrics. Picquet, HNA Mth. 4 (1865) 66-. , etc., ... Similarity conditions for two quadrics not similarly placed. ..."

3. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1882)
"The form, then, £7+ \LM, may be regarded as denoting a system of quadrics having double contact with each other. Conversely, if two quadrics have double ..."

4. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1865)
"The form, then, U+ \LM, may be regarded as denoting a system of quadrics having double ... Conversely, if two quadrics have double contact, their line of ..."

5. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1882)
"Conversely, if two quadrics have double contact, their curve of intersection breaks up into simpler curves. For if we draw any plane through the two points ..."

6. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1900)
"On the Eliminant of a Set of quadrics, Ternary or Quaternary. By BJ Nanson. Communicated ly Professor CHRYSTAL. (Read January 9, 1899.) 1. ..."

7. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1874)
"If U and V represent any two quadrics, then Z7+ \ V represents a quadric passing through every point common to U and V, and if X be indeterminate it ..."

8. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1862)
"There are two other points whose polars with regard to all the quadrics are the same, ... Similar quadrics belong to the class now under discussion. ..."

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