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Cassini oval

Cassini oval noun: a plane curve defined as the set (or locus) of points in the plane such that the product of the distances to two fixed points is constant (related to an ellipse, for which the sum of the distances is constant).

Noun

Cassini oval (plural Cassini ovals)

  1. A plane curve defined as the set (or locus) of points in the plane such that the product of the distances to two fixed points is constant (related to an ellipse, for which the sum of the distances is constant).

Synonyms of Cassini oval

Forms of Cassini oval

pluralCassini ovals

Origin of Cassini oval

Named after the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, who studied them in 1680.

Questions about Cassini oval

What does Cassini oval mean?
Cassini oval means a plane curve defined as the set (or locus) of points in the plane such that the product of the distances to two fixed points is constant (related to an ellipse, for which the sum of the distances is constant).
What part of speech is Cassini oval?
Cassini oval is a noun.
What is the plural of Cassini oval?
The plural of Cassini oval is Cassini ovals.

Words near Cassini oval in the dictionary

  1. cassingles
  2. Cassini
  3. Cassini Division
  4. Cassini ellipse
  5. Cassini ellipses
  6. Cassini oval
  7. Cassini ovals
  8. Cassinian
  9. Cassinian oval
  10. Cassinian ovals
  11. cassinite

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