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Nephroid — The nephroid is the red curve Half of a nephroid in coffee glass The nephroid is a plane curve whose … Wikipedia
nephroid — kidney shaped Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
nephroid — neph·roid … English syllables
nephroid — a. kidney shaped. ♦ nephrolith, n. stone of the kidney. ♦ nephrology, n. study of kidneys. ♦ nephrolysis, n. destruction of tissue of kidneys. ♦ nephropathy, n. kidney disease. ♦ nephropexy, n. surgical fixing of floating kidney … Dictionary of difficult words
nephroid — ˈneˌfrȯid adjective Etymology: Greek nephroeidēs like a kidney, from nephr + oeidēs oid : reniform … Useful english dictionary
Caustic (optics) — For other uses, see Caustic (disambiguation). Caustics produced by a glass of water In optics, a caustic or caustic network [1] is the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object, or the projection … Wikipedia
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Cardioid — is closed curve with one cusp.DefinitionIn geometry, the cardioid is an epicycloid with one cusp. Construction* epicycloid produced as the path (or locus) of a point on the circumference of a circle as that circle rolls around another fixed… … Wikipedia
Epicycloid — In geometry, an epicycloid is a plane curve produced by tracing the path of a chosen point of a circle mdash; called epicycle mdash; which rolls without slipping around a fixed circle. It is a particular kind of roulette.If the smaller circle has … Wikipedia