lemniscate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1781; borrowed from New Latin lēmniscāta (figūra), substantivized from lēmniscātus (“decorated with ribbons”), from lēmniscus (“a sort of ribbon”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /lɛmˈnɪs.kɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /lɛmˈnɪs.kət/ Hyphenation: lem‧nis‧cate === Noun === lemniscate (plural lemniscates) A closed curve having the shape of a figure eight or an infinity symbol (∞). Synonyms: infinity, infinity symbol (mathematics) The lemniscate of Bernoulli (mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves. ==== Hyponyms ==== (figure-of-eight quartic function:): ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === centesimal, clemastine, selamectin == French == === Noun === lemniscate f (plural lemniscates) lemniscate === Further reading === “lemniscate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Adjective === lēmniscāte vocative masculine singular of lēmniscātus