superellipse
nounEtymology From super- + ellipse.
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Algebra, Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences a geometric shape constituting a transition between a rectangle and a circle; a closed curve, of which the circle and ellipse are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos^(2/r)t, y = b.cos^(2/r)t
- Synonyms
- Lamé curve
- Related terms
- superellipsoid
- Hyponyms
- squircle