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Limacon

‖

Liˊmaˊçon′

(lē̍ˊmȧˊsôN′)

,

Noun.

[F.

limaçon

, lit., a snail.]

(Geom.)

A curve of the fourth degree, invented by Pascal. Its polar equation is

r = a cos θ + b

.

Definition 2024

limaçon

limaçon

See also: limacon

English

Alternative forms

limacon (without the cedilla)

Noun

limaçon ‎(plural limaçons)

(geometry) A plane curve with polar equation $\rho =a+b\,\sin \,\theta$ or $\rho =a+b\,\cos \,\theta$ , of which the cardioid is a special case.

Synonyms

limaçon of Pascal

Translations

plane curve

Afrikaans: limaçon, limaçon van Pascal
Bulgarian: охлюв на Паскал m ‎(ohljuv na Paskal)
Catalan: cargol de Pascal m
Dutch: slaklijn van Pascal f, m, limaçon van Pascal
Esperanto: heliko de Pascal
French: limaçon de Pascal m
German: pascalsche Schnecke f, Pascal'sche Schnecke f, pascalsche Limaçon f, Limaçon f
Hungarian: Pascal-féle csigagörbe

Italian: limaçon m, limaçon di Pascal m, limaccia di Pascal f, chiocciola di Pascal f
Polish: ślimak Pascala m
Portuguese: limaçon de Pascal f, caracol de Pascal m
Russian: ули́тка Паска́ля f ‎(ulítka Paskálja)
Slovene: Pascalov polž m
Spanish: caracol de Pascal m, limaçon de Pascal m, limaçon m
Ukrainian: Равлик Паскаля m ‎(rávlyk Paskálja)

Anagrams

malonic

French

Etymology

From limace +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /limasɔ̃/

Noun

limaçon m ‎(plural limaçons)

See also

escargot