Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cissoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cis-soid
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of a point, P, on a line from a given fixed point and intersecting two given curves, C₁ and C₂, where the distance along the line from C₁ to P remains constant and equal to the distance from P to C₂.

noun

Alternative form of cisoid (“4chan slang, derogatory: cisgender person”).

Example Sentences

"The cissoid of a circle and a line is a conchoid"
"I feel very similar, I don’t ever see myself with a cissoid and I think there is something beautiful about t4t, and every day I am st4t is this truth reinforced. And I always love fellow bisexuals :}"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós, “ivy”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κισσός

Inflected Forms

cissoids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cissoidal

Questions

What does cissoid mean?: Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of a point, P, on a line from a given fixed point and intersecting two given curves, C₁ and C₂, where the distance along the line from C₁ to P remains constant and equal to the distance from P to C₂.
Where does cissoid come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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