cardioid

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See also: carduoid

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The blue curve is a cardioid

Etymology

By surface analysis, cardi- +‎ -oid.

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Noun

cardioid (plural cardioids)

  1. (geometry) An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation - approximately heart-shaped

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Adjective

cardioid (comparative more cardioid, superlative most cardioid)

  1. Having this characteristic shape
  2. (of a microphone) sensitive in front, but not behind or at the sides

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