ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lemniscate

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /lɛmˈnɪs.kɪt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Lemniscate is a noun meaning A closed curve having the shape of a figure eight or an infinity symbol (∞).

Meaning

A closed curve having the shape of a figure eight or an infinity symbol (∞).

More Meanings

  1. (mathematics) The lemniscate of Bernoulli
  2. (mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.

Word Forms

Synonyms for lemniscate

Depending on context, synonyms include infinity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lemniscata, antisigma, diesis, ellipsis, tombstone, obelisk.

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