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versiera

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ver⋅sie⋅ra

  [vers-yair-uh, vurs-]
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–noun Geometry.
witch of Agnesi.
Origin:
< It: witch, fem. of OIt aversiere < OF, OPr aversier devil < L adversārius adversary

witch of A⋅gne⋅si

  [ah-nyey-zee]
–noun Geometry.
a plane curve symmetrical about the y-axis and asymptotic to the x-axis, given by the equation x2y=4a2(2a−y).
Also called versiera.

Origin:
1870–75; named after Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–99), Italian mathematician and philosopher
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witch of Agnesi   (wĭch əv än-yā'zē)  Pronunciation Key 
A planar cubic curve that is symmetric about the y-axis and that approaches the x-axis as an asymptote. Its equation is x2y = 4a2(2a - y), where a is a constant.
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