Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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conchoid | Yes | No | No | No |
curved shape | Yes | No | No | No |
conchoid (noun) | curved shape (noun) |
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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 trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |