cardioid

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Noun

cardioid (plural cardioids)

1. (geometry) An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation \rho = 1 + \cos\,\theta - approximately heart-shaped

Translations

• French: cardioïde
• German: Kardioide, Herzkurve
• Italian: cardioide
• Russian: кардиоида

Adjective

cardioid

1. Having this characteristic shape
2. (of a microphone) sensitive in front, but not behind or at the sides

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