noun · rare

lemniscate

lem·nis·cate

lemniscate · lemniscates

лемниската

Lemniskate

A closed curve having the shape of a figure eight or an infinity symbolA closed curve having the shape of a figure eight or an infinity symbol (∞).

UK/lɛmˈnɪs.kɪt/US/lɛmˈnɪs.kət/

Meaning

3 senses

A closed curve having the shape of a figure eight or an infinity symbol (∞).
Lemniskate
any of several plane algebraic curves in the shape of a figure eight
The lemniscate of Bernoulli
Lemniskate
лемниска́таlemniskáta
Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

symbol for infinity:

Origin

First attested in 1781; borrowed from New Latin lēmniscāta (figūra), substantivized from l

First attested in 1781; borrowed from New Latin lēmniscāta (figūra), substantivized from lēmniscātus (“decorated with ribbons”), from lēmniscus (“a sort of ribbon”).

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