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What's The Definition Of Conchoid?Synonyms | Synonyms for Conchoid: Related Terms | Find terms related to Conchoid: See Also | Conchoid In Webster's Dictionary \Con"choid\, n. [Gr. ?; ? shell + ? form: cf. F.
concho["i]de.] (Geom.)
A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek
geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the purpose of
trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube.
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