Etymology

limaçon

Today it means: A plane curve with polar equation ρ=a+b, sin ,θ or ρ=a+b, cos ,θ, of which the cardioid is a special case. Full definition →

French limaçon ← Latin limax
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  1. Latin · derived fromlimax“snail”
  2. French · derived fromlimaçon
  3. English todaylimaçon

From French limaçon, ultimately from Latin limax (“snail”).

Words from the same roots

Latinlimax all →

limaciformlimacology

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.