dumbbell curve

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What does dumbbell curve mean?

Any of a family of closed curves having two lobes; they satisfy the general equation y² = α²(x⁴ - x⁶).

Where does dumbbell curve come from?

From dumbbell + curve, since the shape loosely resembles a dumbbell.

How to pronounce dumbbell curve

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