Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "In geometry, the cissoid of Diocles is a cubic plane curve notable for the property that it can be used to construct two mean proportionals to a given ratio. In particular, it can be used to double a cube. It can be defined as the cissoid of a circle and a line tangent to it with respect to the point on the circle opposite to the point of tangency. In fact, the family of cissoids is named for this example and some authors refer to it simply as the cissoid. It has a single cusp at the pole, and is symmetric about the diameter of the circle which is the line of tangency of the cusp. The line is an asymptote. It is a member of the conchoid of de Sluze family of curves and in form it resembles a tractrix.The word \"cissoid\" comes from the Greek κισσοείδες kissoeidēs \"ivy shaped\" from κισσός kissos \"ivy\" and -οειδές -oeidēs \"having the likeness of\". The curve is named for Diocles who studied it in the 2nd century BCE."@en }
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- Cissoid_of_Diocles abstract "In geometry, the cissoid of Diocles is a cubic plane curve notable for the property that it can be used to construct two mean proportionals to a given ratio. In particular, it can be used to double a cube. It can be defined as the cissoid of a circle and a line tangent to it with respect to the point on the circle opposite to the point of tangency. In fact, the family of cissoids is named for this example and some authors refer to it simply as the cissoid. It has a single cusp at the pole, and is symmetric about the diameter of the circle which is the line of tangency of the cusp. The line is an asymptote. It is a member of the conchoid of de Sluze family of curves and in form it resembles a tractrix.The word \"cissoid\" comes from the Greek κισσοείδες kissoeidēs \"ivy shaped\" from κισσός kissos \"ivy\" and -οειδές -oeidēs \"having the likeness of\". The curve is named for Diocles who studied it in the 2nd century BCE.".