Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cassini oval

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: cassini o-val
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plane curve defined as the set (or locus) of points in the plane such that the product of the distances to two fixed points is constant (related to an ellipse, for which the sum of the distances is constant).

Etymology

Named after the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, who studied them in 1680.

Inflected Forms

Cassini ovals (plural)

Synonyms

Cassini ellipse cassinoid oval of Cassini

Questions

What does cassini oval mean?: A plane curve defined as the set (or locus) of points in the plane such that the product of the distances to two fixed points is constant (related to an ellipse, for which the sum of the distances is constant).
Where does cassini oval come from?: Named after the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, who studied them in 1680.

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