English Explanatory Dictionary

Cassini oval

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plane curve defined as the set (or locus) of points in the plane such that the product of the distances to two fixed points is constant (related to an ellipse, for which the sum of the distances is constant).

Word forms

Cassini oval Cassini ovals

Etymology

Named after the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, who studied them in 1680.

Synonyms

Cassini ellipse cassinoid oval of Cassini
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