How to Pronounce Conchoid

To pronounce "conchoid", say CONCH-oid — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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CONCH-oid

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"conchoid" has 2 syllables: conch-oid.

What does conchoid mean?

noun

  1. 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.”

  2. A conchoidal fracture in rock.

Related words

cissoidsecantconoidparabolatrochoidchord

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How many syllables are in "conchoid"?▾

"Conchoid" has 2 syllables: conch · oid.

What does "conchoid" mean?▾

Conchoid: 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).

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