limaçon

Alternative forms

 * (without the cedilla)

Etymology
From, ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1)  A plane curve with polar equation $$\rho = a + b\,\sin\,\theta$$ or $$\rho = a + b\,\cos\,\theta$$, of which the cardioid is a special case.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: limaçon, limaçon van Pascal
 * Bulgarian: охлюв на Паскал
 * Catalan: cargol de Pascal
 * Dutch: slaklijn van Pascal, limaçon van Pascal
 * Esperanto: heliko de Pascal
 * Finnish: Pascalin simpukka
 * French:
 * German: pascalsche Schnecke, Pascal'sche Schnecke, pascalsche Limaçon, Limaçon
 * Hungarian: Pascal-féle csigagörbe
 * Italian: limaçon, limaçon di Pascal, limaccia di Pascal, chiocciola di Pascal
 * Polish: ślimak Pascala
 * Portuguese: limaçon de Pascal, caracol de Pascal
 * Russian: ули́тка Паска́ля
 * Slovene: Pascalov polž
 * Spanish: caracol de Pascal, limaçon de Pascal, limaçon
 * Ukrainian: Ра́влик Паска́ля

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) snail
 * 2) spiral staircase
 * 3)  cochlea