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lemniscate

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /lɛmˈnɪs.kɪt/
  • US: /lɛmˈnɪs.kət/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A closed curve having the shape of a figure eight or an infinity symbol (∞).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infinity, infinity symbol

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The lemniscate of Bernoulli

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in 1781; borrowed from New Latin lēmniscāta (figūra), substantivized from lēmniscātus (“decorated with ribbons”), from lēmniscus (“a sort of ribbon”).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙紐線 /双纽线 (shuāngniǔxiàn) — symbol for infinity
  • Finnish: ääretön-merkki — symbol for infinity
  • German: Lemniskate — symbol for infinity
  • Mongolian: хязгааргүйн тэмдэг (xjazgaargüjn temdeg) — symbol for infinity
  • Portuguese: lemniscata — symbol for infinity
  • Spanish: lemniscata — symbol for infinity
  • Dutch: lemniscaat — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • French: lemniscate — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • German: Lemniskate — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • Italian: lemniscata — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • Kazakh: лемниската (lemniskata) — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • Korean: 렘니스케이트 (remniseukeiteu) — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • Polish: lemniskata — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • Portuguese: lemniscata — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • Russian: лемниска́та (lemniskáta) — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • Serbo-Croatian: лемниска́та (lemniskata) — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
  • Spanish: lemniscata — mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve