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Conchoid
noun
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Noun
- 1 Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts).
"The conchoid of a circle with respect to a point on the circle is a cardioid if the fixed distance is equal to the diameter of the circle."
- 2 Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts). wordnet
- 3 A conchoidal fracture in rock.
"Conchoids of sound rock, from a few feet to 20 or more feet in diameter, entirely surrounded by comparatively thin layers of weathered material, were frequently encountered, sometimes in adjacent series."
Etymology
From Latin concha (“mussel”) (from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)) + -oid or directly from Ancient Greek κογχοειδής (konkhoeidḗs), referring to the curved outline of a mussel shell or anything in this form. By surface analysis, conch + -oid.
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