noun Date: 1753 a heart-shaped curve that is traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling completely around an equal fixed circle and has an equation in one of the forms ρ = a (1 ± cos θ) or ρ = a (1 ± sin θ) in polar coordinates
CARDIOID
Meaning of CARDIOID in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012