rhamphoid

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “beak”) +‎ -oid.

Adjective

rhamphoid (not comparable)

(mathematics) Of a cusp: defined by the equation $(y-x^{2})^{2}=x^{5}$ , which is parametrized by $(t^{2},t^{4}+t^{5})$ ; having two branches with concavity in the same direction.

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