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- noun algebra, geometry a
geometric shape constituting a transition between arectangle and acircle ; aclosed curve , of which thecircle andellipse are special cases, whoseparametric equation is x = a.cos2/rt, y = b.cos2/rt
Etymologies
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super- + ellipse
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Arbel and Hunt also created a wavy superellipse (squared circle) design for the Paralympics.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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