Definitions for lemniscate

lemniscate lem·nis·cate

Spelling: [lem-nis-kit, lem-nis-keyt, -kit]
IPA: /lɛmˈnɪs kɪt, ˈlɛm nɪsˌkeɪt, -kɪt/

Lemniscate is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 1105 anagrams from letters in lemniscate (aceeilmnst).

Definitions for lemniscate

noun

  1. a plane curve generated by the locus of the point at which a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola intersects a perpendicular from the center to the tangent. Equation: r 2 = 2 a 2 cosθ.

Origin of lemniscate

First recorded in 1775-85, lemniscate is from the Latin word lēmniscātus adorned with ribbons. See lemniscus, -at