cissoids

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A form of cissoid — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cissoid
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