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cardioid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
car-dioid
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation ρ=1+ cos ,θ - approximately heart-shaped

adj

Having this characteristic shape

adj

sensitive in front, but not behind or at the sides

Etymology

By surface analysis, cardi- + -oid.

Inflected Forms

cardioids (plural) more cardioid (comparative) most cardioid (superlative)

Derived Forms

subcardioid hypercardioid supercardioid

Phrases

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Questions

What does cardioid mean?
An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation ρ=1+ cos ,θ - approximately heart-shaped
Where does cardioid come from?
By surface analysis, cardi- + -oid.

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