con|choid

con|choid
con|choid «KONG koyd», noun, adjective.
–n.
Geometry. a plane curve such that if a straight line is drawn from a fixed point (the pole) to the curve, the part of the line intercepted between the curve and a fixed straight line (the asymptote) is always equal to a fixed distance.
–adj.
conchoidal.
[< Greek konchoeid mussellike < kónchē mussel shell + eîdos form]

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