Meaning Of The Word Cardioid

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cardioid in American English
a curve more or less in the shape of a heart, traced by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls around the circumference of another equal circle
noun: a somewhat heart-shaped curve, being the path of a point on a circle that rolls externally, without slipping, on another equal circle. Equation r = a (1−cosA)

cardioid in British English
noun: a heart-shaped curve generated by a fixed point on a circle as it rolls around another fixed circle of equal radius, a. Equation: r = a(1 – cos φ), where r is the radius vector and φ is the polar angle

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