Definition of Limacan

Definition of Limacan

||Li`ma`çon" (l&esl;`m&adot;`sôN"), n. [F. limaçon, lit., a snail.] (Geom.) A curve of the fourth degree, invented by Pascal. Its polar equation is r = a cos θ + b.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(geometry) A plane curve with polar equation \rho = a + b\,\sin\,\theta or \rho = a + b\,\cos\,\theta, of which the cardioid is a special case.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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