CARDIOID


Meaning of CARDIOID in English

/kahr"dee oyd'/ , n. Math.

a somewhat heart-shaped curve, being the path of a point on a circle that rolls externally, without slipping, on another equal circle. Equation: r = a (1-cosA).

[ 1745-55; kardioeidés heart-shaped. See CARDI-, -OID ]

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