单词 | limaçon |
释义 | limaçon[ lim-uh-son ] / ˈlɪm əˌsɒn / noun Geometry.a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b. Also called Pascal's limaçon. Origin of limaçon1575–85; <French: literally, snail, Old French, derivative of limaz<Latin līmācem, accusative of līmāx snail, slug Words nearby limaçonlily-white, lim., Lima, lima bean, limacine, limaçon, liman, Limassol, Limavady, limb, limba Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for limaçon
British Dictionary definitions for limaçonlimaçon / (ˈlɪməˌsɒn) / nouna heart-shaped curve generated by a point lying on a line at a fixed distance from the intersection of the line with a fixed circle, the line rotating about a point on the circumference of the circle Word Origin for limaçonFrench, literally: snail (so named by Pascal) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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