rhamphoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a cusp: defined by the equation (y-x²)²=x⁵, which is parametrized by (t²,t⁴+t⁵); having two branches with concavity in the same direction.

Word forms

rhamphoid

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “beak”) + -oid.

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