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Limacon
Limacon Li`ma`[,c]on" (l[-e]`m[.a]`s[^o]N"), n. [F.
lima[,c]on, lit., a snail.] (Geom.)
A curve of the fourth degree, invented by Pascal. Its polar
equation is r = a cos [theta] + b.
Meaning of Limacon from wikipedia
- In geometry, a
limaçon or
limacon /ˈlɪməsɒn/, also
known as a
limaçon of
Pascal or Pascal's Snail, is
defined as a
roulette curve formed by the path of...
- geometry, a
limaçon trisectrix is the name for the
quartic plane curve that is a
trisectrix that is
specified as a
limaçon. The
shape of the
limaçon trisectrix...
- a
curve that can be used to
trisect angles. A rose with k = 1/3 is a
limaçon trisectrix that has the
property of
trisectrix curves that can be used...
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Lemniscate of
Booth Lemniscate of
Gerono Lemniscate of
Bernoulli Limaçon Cardioid Limaçon trisectrix Quadrifolium (2-rose)
Spiric sections Squircle Trifolium...
- is used in
loanwords such as façade and
limaçon (although the
cedilla mark is
often dropped: ⟨facade⟩, ⟨
limacon⟩). It
represents the
voiceless postalveolar...
-
tangent lines at any
singular point. For example, the
equation of the
limaçon trisectrix shown to the
right is ( x 2 + y 2 − 2 a x ) 2 = a 2 ( x 2 +...
-
Lemniscate of
Booth Lemniscate of
Gerono Lemniscate of
Bernoulli Limaçon Cardioid Limaçon trisectrix Ovals of C****ini
Squircle Three-leaved
clover Astroid...
- loan
words from
French and
Portuguese such as façade,
limaçon and cachaça (often
typed facade,
limacon and
cachaca because of lack of ç keys on
English language...
- was practical. The
limaçon was
first studied and
named by Pascal, and so this
mathematical curve is
often called Pascal's
limaçon.
Pascal died in Paris...
- (x(\theta ),y(\theta ))} on the epitrochoid.)
Special cases include the
limaçon with R = r and the
epicycloid with d = r. The
classic Spirograph toy traces...
