limaçon

noun

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.

Similar
limaçon of Pascal
OriginFrench limaçon ← Latin limax →
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Meanings

nounlimaçon (plural limaçons)

plural limaçons · alternative limacon · alternative cedilla

  1. geometryA plane curve with polar equation ρ=a+b, sin ,θ or ρ=a+b, cos ,θ, of which the cardioid is a special case.

    Synonyms: limaçon of Pascal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plane curve with polar equation ρ=a+b, sin ,θ or ρ=a+b, cos ,θ, of which the cardioid is a special case.

Similar
limaçon of Pascal

Origin

  1. Latinlimax“snail”
  2. Frenchlimaçon
  3. Englishlimaçon

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

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Translations

Afrikaans limaçon, limaçon van Pascal
  • limaçonplane curve
  • limaçon van Pascalplane curve
Bulgarian охлюв на Паскал
  • охлюв на Паскал (ohljuv na Paskal)plane curve
Catalan cargol de Pascal
  • cargol de Pascalplane curve
Dutch slaklijn van Pascal, limaçon van Pascal
  • slaklijn van Pascalplane curve
  • limaçon van Pascalplane curve
Esperanto heliko de Pascal
  • heliko de Pascalplane curve
Finnish Pascalin simpukka
  • Pascalin simpukkaplane curve
French limaçon de Pascal
  • limaçon de Pascalplane curve
German pascalsche Schnecke, Pascal'sche Schnecke
  • pascalsche Schneckeplane curve
  • Pascal'sche Schneckeplane curve
  • pascalsche Limaçonplane curve
  • Limaçonplane curve
Hungarian Pascal-féle csigagörbe
  • Pascal-féle csigagörbeplane curve
Italian limaçon, limaçon di Pascal
  • limaçonplane curve
  • limaçon di Pascalplane curve
  • limaccia di Pascalplane curve
  • chiocciola di Pascalplane curve
Polish ślimak Pascala
  • ślimak Pascalaplane curve
Portuguese limaçon de Pascal, caracol de Pascal
  • limaçon de Pascalplane curve
  • caracol de Pascalplane curve
Russian ули́тка Паска́ля
  • ули́тка Паска́ля (ulítka Paskálja)plane curve
Spanish caracol de Pascal, limaçon de Pascal
  • caracol de Pascalplane curve
  • limaçon de Pascalplane curve
  • limaçonplane curve
Ukrainian Ра́влик Паска́ля
  • Ра́влик Паска́ля (Rávlyk Paskálja)plane curve
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APA

limaçon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lima%C3%A7on

MLA

“limaçon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lima%C3%A7on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limaçon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lima%C3%A7on.

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