Etymology

cissoid

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κισσός
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cissoid · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκισσός“ivy”
  2. English todaycissoid

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

cissoid · noun2

From cis + -oid.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκισσός all →

cissus

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