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limaçon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
li-ma-con
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plane curve with polar equation ρ=a+b, sin ,θ or ρ=a+b, cos ,θ, of which the cardioid is a special case.

Etymology

From French limaçon, ultimately from Latin limax (“snail”).

Inflected Forms

limaçons (plural) limacon (alternative) cedilla (alternative)

Synonyms

limaçon of Pascal

Questions

What does limaçon mean?
A plane curve with polar equation ρ=a+b, sin ,θ or ρ=a+b, cos ,θ, of which the cardioid is a special case.
Where does limaçon come from?
From French limaçon, ultimately from Latin limax (“snail”).

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