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lem⋅nis⋅cate
/
lɛmˈnɪs
kɪt
,
ˈlɛm
nɪsˌkeɪt
,
-kɪt
/
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-nis-keyt
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-kit
]
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–noun
Analytic Geometry
.
a plane curve generated by the locus of the point at which a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola intersects a perpendicular from the center to the tangent. Equation:
r
2
=2
a
2
cosθ.
Also called
Bernoulli's lemniscate.
Origin:
1775–85;
< L
lēmniscātus
adorned with ribbons.
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lemniscus
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[lem-nis-kit, lem-nis-keyt, -kit] 
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