What does "superellipse" mean?

a geometric shape constituting a transition between a rectangle and a circle; a closed curve, of which the circle and ellipse are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t

What is a synonym for "superellipse"?

Common synonyms include: lamé curve.

Superellipse

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Noun

1
a geometric shape constituting a transition between a rectangle and a circle; a closed curve, of which the circle and ellipse are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t

Synonyms

All synonyms

lamé curve

Etymology

From super- + ellipse.

Related phrases

parametric equation

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