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superellipse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-perel-lipse
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a geometric shape constituting a transition between a rectangle and a circle; a closed curve, of which the circle and ellipse are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English ellipse English superellipse From super- + ellipse.

Inflected Forms

superellipses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

superellipsoid

Synonyms

Lamé curve

Questions

What does superellipse mean?
a geometric shape constituting a transition between a rectangle and a circle; a closed curve, of which the circle and ellipse are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t
Where does superellipse come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English ellipse English superellipse From super- + ellipse.

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