Definition of Lemnescate
{ Lem`nis*ca"ta (l&ebreve;m`n&ibreve;s*kā"t&adot;),
Lem*nis"cate (l&ebreve;m*n&ibreve;s"k&asl;t), }
n. [L. lemniscatus adorned with ribbons, fr.
lemniscus a ribbon hanging down, Gr. lhmni`skos.]
(Geom.) A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both
parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an
equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the
center.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The mathematical symbol for infinity, which resembles the figure 8 on its side.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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