lemniscate

/lɛmˈnɪs.kɪt/

LƐMNꞮS · kɪt (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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