- strophoid
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strophoid
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Strophoid — A strophoid, also known as a logocyclic curve or a foliate, is a cubic curve generated by increasing or diminishing the radius vector of a variable point P on a straight line by the distance PA of the point from the foot of the perpendicular… … Wikipedia
strophoid — /strof oyd, stroh foyd/, n. Geom. a plane curve generated by the loci of points p and pprime; on a straight line that intersects the y axis at a point n and the minus x axis at a fixed point q, such that pn = npprime; = on, as on changes, where o … Universalium
strophoid — ˈstrōˌfȯid noun ( s) Etymology: French strophoïde, from Greek strophos twisted band (from strephein to twist) + French oïde oid (II) more at strophe : a plane curve that is generated by a point whose distance from the y axis along a variable… … Useful english dictionary
Strophoide — Die Strophoide (adjektivisches Kunstwort von griechisch στροφή, strofí die Strophe, Wendung, Kurve, Drehung, Biegung), genauer die gerade Strophoide ist eine spezielle ebene Kurve 3. Ordnung. Gleichungen der geraden Strophoide Kartesische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Strophoïde — Construction de la strophoïde droite de pôle X et de point fixe O, en prenant pour courbe de base l axe Oy. En mathématiques, et plus précisément en géométrie, une courbe strophoïdale, ou simplement une strophoïde, est une courbe engendrée à… … Wikipédia en Français
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