LEMNISCATE

lemniscate

(noun) any of several plane algebraic curves in the shape of a figure eight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lemniscate (plural lemniscates)

The infinity symbol (∞).

(mathematics) The lemniscate of Bernoulli

(mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.

Synonyms

• (symbol): infinity, infinity symbol

Hyponyms

(figure-of-eight quartic function:)

• hippopede

• lemniscate of Bernoulli

• lemniscate of Booth

• lemniscate of Gerono

• lemniscate of Huygens

Anagrams

• centesimal, clemastine, selamectin

Source: Wiktionary


Lem`nis*ca"ta, Lem*nis"cate, n. Etym: [L. lemniscatus adorned with ribbons, fr. lemniscus a ribbon having down, Gr. (Geom.)

Definition: A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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