Meanings
cissoid1
plural cissoids
- geometryAny 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.
The cissoid of a circle and a line is a conchoid
cissoid2
plural cissoids
- alternativeAlternative form of cisoid (“4chan slang, derogatory: cisgender person”).
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 :}
2025 August 29, anonymous author, “bi trans men in the sense of strictly t4t?”, in 4chan, /lgbt/
Origin
cissoid · noun
- Ancient Greekκισσός“ivy”
- Englishcissoid
From Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós, “ivy”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech kisoida
- kisoidacissoid
French cissoïde
- cissoïdecissoid
German Zissoide
- Zissoidecissoid
Polish cisoida
- cisoidacissoid
Cite this entry
cissoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissoid
“cissoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cissoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissoid.
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