Pedal curve

Japanese: pedal curve(英語表記)pedalcurve
Pedal curve

… When a = b , the limaçon is usually called a cardioid or heart shape (Figure 8). In general, the curve drawn by the foot of a perpendicular line drawn from a fixed point O to each tangent of a fixed curve C is called the pedal curve of C at O. If we consider a circle of radius b centered at A, the limaçon is the pedal curve of this circle at the origin O (Figure 9). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "pedal curve" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

abの場合のリマソンはふつうカージオイドcardioidまたは心臓形と呼ばれる(図8)。一般に,1定点Oから定曲線Cの各接線に下ろした垂線の足の描く曲線をCのOに関する垂足曲線pedal curveという。Aを中心とする半径bの円を考えるとき,リマソンはこの円の原点Oに関する垂足曲線である(図9)。…

※「pedal curve」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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