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Noun: lemniscate  lem'ni-skut
  1. 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 centre

Derived forms: lemniscates

Encyclopedia: Lemniscate

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