heart-shaped curve

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• curve — 1. A nonangular continuous bend or line. 2. A chart or graphic representation, by means of a continuous line connecting individual observations, of the course of a physiologic activity, of the number of cases of a disease in a given period, or of …   Medical dictionary

• cardioid — noun 1》 Mathematics a heart shaped curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls around another identical circle. 2》 a directional microphone with a pattern of sensitivity of this shape. adjective of the shape of a cardioid …   English new terms dictionary

• cardioid — /kahr dee oyd /, n. Math. a somewhat heart shaped curve, being the path of a point on a circle that rolls externally, without slipping, on another equal circle. Equation: r = a (1 cosA). [1745 55; < Gk kardioeidés heart shaped. See CARDI , OID] * …   Universalium

• cardioid — car•di•oid [[t]ˈkɑr diˌɔɪd[/t]] n. math. a heart shaped curve traced by a point on a circle that rolls without slipping on another equal circle. Equation: r = a (1−cosA) • Etymology: 1745–55; < Gk kardioeidḗs heart shaped …   From formal English to slang

• cardioid — /ˈkadiɔɪd/ (say kahdeeoyd) noun Mathematics a somewhat heart shaped curve, being the path of a point on a circle which rolls externally, without slipping on another equal circle. {Greek kardioeidēs heart shaped. See cardio , oid} …  

• cardioid — noun Date: 1753 a heart shaped curve that is traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling completely around an equal fixed circle and has an equation in one of the forms ρ = a(1 ± cos θ) or ρ = a(1 ± sin θ) in polar coordinates …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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