conchoid definition by Wordo

Noun

Any

of

a

family

of

curves

defined

as

the

locus

of

points

''

p

'',

such

that

each

''

p

''

is

on

a

line

that

passes

through

a

given

fixed

point

''

P

''

and

intersects

a

given

curve

, ''

C

'',

and

the

distance

from

''

p

''

to

the

point

of

intersection

with

''

C

''

is

a

specified

constant

(

note

that

for

nontrivial

cases

two

such

points

''

p

''

satisfy

the

criteria

,

and

the

resultant

curve

has

two

parts

).

Curves