- In geometry, a
conchoid is a
curve derived from a
fixed point O,
another curve, and a
length d. It was
invented by the
ancient Gr****
mathematician Nicomedes...
- Look up
conchoid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Conchoid can
refer to:
Conchoid (mathematics), an
equation of a
curve discovered by the mathematician...
- that
resembles the rippling,
gradual curves of a
mussel s****; the word "
conchoid" is
derived from the word for this
animal (Ancient Gr****: κογχοειδής konchoeidēs...
- In
algebraic geometry, the
conchoids of de
Sluze are a
family of
plane curves studied in 1662 by
Walloon mathematician René François Walter,
baron de...
- In geometry, the
conchoid of Dürer, also
called Dürer's s**** curve, is a plane,
algebraic curve,
named after Albrecht Dürer and
introduced in 1525. It...
-
glissette of the line
segment in the
example above is an astroid. Any
conchoid may be
regarded as a glissette, with a line and one of its
points sliding...
-
plane curves include Cubic parabola Folium of
Descartes Cissoid of
Diocles Conchoid of de
Sluze Right strophoid Semicubical parabola Serpentine curve Trident...
- investigations,
Nicomedes created the
conchoid of Nicomedes; a
discovery that is
contained in his
famous work
entitled On
conchoid lines.
Nicomedes discovered three...
-
sections Unit
circle Unit
hyperbola Folium of
Descartes Cissoid of
Diocles Conchoid of de
Sluze Right strophoid Semicubical parabola Serpentine curve Trident...
- Each
curve in this
example is a
locus defined as the
conchoid of the
point P and the line l. In this example, P is 8 cm from l....
