English Explanatory Dictionary

dumbbell curve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a family of closed curves having two lobes; they satisfy the general equation y² = α²(x⁴ - x⁶).

Word forms

dumbbell curve dumbbell curves

Etymology

From dumbbell + curve, since the shape loosely resembles a dumbbell.

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