lemniscata

English

Noun

lemniscata (plural lemniscatas)

  1. Archaic form of lemniscate (type of curve).

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

lēmniscāta

  1. inflection of lēmniscātus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

lēmniscātā

  1. ablative feminine singular of lēmniscātus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lēmniscāta, feminine of lēmniscātus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /le.mi.nisˈka.tɐ/, /lem.nisˈka.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /le.mi.niʃˈka.tɐ/, /lem.niʃˈka.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lem.nisˈka.ta/, /le.mi.nisˈka.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɛ.mniʃˈka.tɐ/

  • Rhymes: -atɐ

Noun

lemniscata f (plural lemniscatas)

  1. lemniscate (the infinity symbol: ∞)
  2. (mathematics) lemniscate (figure-of-eight closed curve)

Derived terms

  • lemniscata de Bernoulli

Further reading

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