hippopede

English

Various hippopedes

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱπποπέδη (hippopédē, “horse fetter”).

Noun

hippopede (plural hippopedes)

1. A plane curve defined by the equation $(x^{2}+y^{2})^{2}=cx^{2}+dy^{2}$, where it is assumed that $c>0$ and $c>''d''$.

Further reading

• hippopede on Wikipedia.Wikipedia