CONCHOID
8 letters
16 Scrabble points
Definition of CONCHOID
noun
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Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts).
"The Conchoid of Nicomedes is the conchoid of a straight line with respect to a point not on the line."
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A conchoidal fracture in rock.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
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Length
8 letters
Scrabble Score
16 points