"cissoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cissoid.wav Forms: cissoids [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós, “ivy”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κισσός||ivy}} Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós, “ivy”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cissoid (plural cissoids)
  1. (geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of a point, P, on a line from a given fixed point and intersecting two given curves, C₁ and C₂, where the distance along the line from C₁ to P remains constant and equal to the distance from P to C₂. Related terms: cissoidal Translations (cissoid): kisoida [feminine] (Czech), cissoïde [feminine] (French), Zissoide [feminine] (German), cisoida [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cissoid-en-noun-r4hXMyf5 Categories (other): Curves, Geometry, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cissoid.wav Forms: cissoids [plural]
Etymology: From cis + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} cissoid (plural cissoids)
  1. a cisgender person
    Sense id: en-cissoid-en-noun-QdtQmBf~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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