Meaning Of The Word Limacon

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limaçon in American English
noun: 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 r = a cosθ + b

limacon in British English
noun: a heart-shaped curve generated by a point lying on a line at a fixed distance from the intersection of the line with a fixed circle, the line rotating about a point on the circumference of the circle
noun: a heart-shaped, mathematical curve

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