"superellipse" meaning in English

See superellipse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superellipse.wav [US] Forms: superellipses [plural]
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  1. (algebra, geometry) a geometric shape constituting a transition between a rectangle and a circle; a closed curve, of which the circle and ellipse are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t Synonyms: Lamé curve Hyponyms: squircle Related terms: superellipsoid Translations (a type of closed curve): 超橢圓 /超椭圆 (chāotuǒyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), superellipse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), superellipse [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), суперэ́ллипс (superɛ́llips) [masculine] (Russian), крива́я Ламе́ (krivája Lamɛ́) [feminine] (Russian)

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