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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:
1575–85; < French: literally, snail, Old French, derivative of limaz < Latin līmācem, accusative of līmāx snail, slug
1575–85; < French: literally, snail, Old French, derivative of limaz < Latin līmācem, accusative of līmāx snail, slug
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