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noun • a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it | ||||||||
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noun • the curve resulting from the orthogonal projection of a fixed point on the tangent lines of a given curve. | ||||||||
Closed Curve Crossword Clue
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ELLIPSE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ELLIPSE
Updated: October 10, 2023
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