cardioid

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cardioid

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By surface analysis, cardi- + -oid.

noun cardioids

An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation ρ=1+ cos ,θ - approximately heart-shaped

adjective more cardioid · most cardioid

Having this characteristic shape
of a microphone sensitive in front, but not behind or at the sides

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noun epicycloid with one cusp

한국어	하트방정식 hateubangjeongsik
Français	cardioïde
Deutsch	Kardioide, Herzkurve
Italiano	cardioide
Русский	кардиоида kardioida

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@misc{cardioid_2026,
  title = {cardioid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cardioid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}