limaçon: Meaning and Definition of

lim•a•çon

Pronunciation: (lim'u-son"), [key]
— n. Geom.
  1. a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation:cos&thgr; + b. Also called r = a
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