cardioid
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See also: carduoid
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, cardi- + -oid.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cardioid (plural cardioids)
- (geometry) An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation - approximately heart-shaped
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]epicycloid with one cusp
Adjective
[edit]cardioid (comparative more cardioid, superlative most cardioid)
- Having this characteristic shape
- (of a microphone) sensitive in front, but not behind or at the sides
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