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noun Geometry.
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 is the origin. Equation: y2 = x2(x+a)/(a−x).
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Strophoid
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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strophoid  (strō'foid') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) The curve traced out by points P and P' which lie on lines through a fixed point A where the midpoint M of PP' is on a fixed line and the absolute value |PM| equals the absolute value |P'M| equals the absolute value |MO|, where O is the projection of A onto that fixed line. |
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