Definitions for cardioid

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cardioid car·di·oid

Spelling: [kahr-dee-oid]

IPA: /ˈkɑr diˌɔɪd/

Cardioid is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 159 anagrams from letters in cardioid (acddiior).

Definitions for cardioid

noun

1. a somewhat heart-shaped curve, being the path of a point on a circle that rolls externally, without slipping, on another equal circle. Equation: r = a (1−cosA).

Origin of cardioid

First recorded in 1745-55, cardioid is from the Greek word kardioeidḗs heart-shaped. See cardi-, -oid