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limaçon

[ lim-uh-son ]

noun

, Geometry.
  1. a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.


limaçon

/ ˈlɪməˌsɒn /

noun

  1. a heart-shaped curve generated by a point lying on a line at a fixed distance from the intersection of the line with a fixed circle, the line rotating about a point on the circumference of the circle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of limaçon1

1575–85; < French: literally, snail, Old French, derivative of limaz < Latin līmācem, accusative of līmāx snail, slug
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Word History and Origins

Origin of limaçon1

French, literally: snail (so named by Pascal)
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Example Sentences

Up there, they suppose we have gone in the direction of the Limacon; but, below, they will see the contrary.

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