"squircle" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-squircle.ogg Forms: squircles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kəl Etymology: Blend of square + circle Etymology templates: {{blend|en|square|circle}} Blend of square + circle Head templates: {{en-noun}} squircle (plural squircles)
  1. (algebraic geometry) A closed quartic curve having properties intermediate between those of a square and a circle. Categories (topical): Algebraic geometry, Curves Translations (shape intermediate between a square and a circle): kwadratokrąg [masculine] (Polish), kvirkel [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-squircle-en-noun-xOBXcm8F Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English blends: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 86 14 Topics: algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'shape intermediate between a square and a circle': 60 40
  2. An object whose shape combines a circle and a square.
    Sense id: en-squircle-en-noun-cWFMRbCa Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: superellipse Hyponyms: Lamé's special quartic Related terms: squircular, sqround

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