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"Cónica" is a form of "cónico", an adjective which is often translated as "conical". "Recta" is a form of "recta", a noun which is often translated as "straight line". Learn more about the difference between "cónica" and "recta" below.
cónico(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. conical
Visitamos un pueblo en Italia donde todas las casas tienen techos cónicos.We visited a town in Italy where all the houses have conical roofs.
a. conic
La elipse es un tipo de sección cónica.Ellipsis is a kind of conic section.
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la recta(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. straight line
Usa una regla para dibujar una recta que vaya desde el punto A al punto B.Use a rule to draw a straight line from point A to point B.
a. straight
Me tropecé y me caí a diez metros de la recta final y perdí la carrera.I tripped and fell ten meters away from the home straight and lost the race.
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