lemniscata, lemniscate

[Lat. lemnis cat us adorned with ribbons; lemniscus =a ribbon.] Geom.: The name given to a curve of the fourth degree, having the form of the figure 8 (∞), both parts being symmetrical, and generated by the point to which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center. 2500 lěm-nis'-cus, s. [Lat.=a ribbon.] *I. Ord. Lang.: A fillet or ribbon of various colored wools, hanging from the back of the head dre , or crown diadem, . It was frequently attached to crowns and other prizes as a mark of greater distinction. It was originally made of the rind of trees, but in proce of time came to be made of more costly materials, and at last even of silver or gold. II. Technically : 1. Anat.: A fillet; a bundle of fibers on each side of the peduncular fibers of the cerebrum. 2. Zobl.: One of the minute riband-shaped ap pendages in the generative pores in Entozoa. le-mo-dip-o-dēs, le-mo-dip-o-da, s. pl. [LEMODIPODA.]