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cardioid

[ UK /kˈɑːdɪˌə‍ʊɪd/ ]
NOUN
  1. an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle

How To Use cardioid In A Sentence

  • The caustic of a circle with radiant point on the circumference is a cardioid, while if the rays are parallel then the caustic is a nephroid.
  • The caustic of a circle with radiant point on the circumference is a cardioid, while if the rays are parallel then the caustic is a nephroid.
  • If the focus of the parabola is taken as the centre of inversion, the parabola inverts to a cardioid.
  • † For my fellow audio engineering geeks out there, my brother held an Audio Technica Dual Reference cardioid mic directly at the sound hole on an X axis. Guitar Fridays: 1921 Martin 00-28
  • I was so fascinated by the shape and mathematical description of a simple curve (cardioid or cissoid per - haps) that I had stumbled across in my reading that again I could not rest until I had explored in depth as many curves as I could Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The wide cardioid does make them more sensitive to what's going on off-axis, so be mindful of things like nearby walls when you're positioning them.
  • The dulcimer's bridge end has a brighter tone, so I turned the pattern control a bit toward omni, which resulted in a nice, wide cardioid that wasn't entirely focused on the center of the instrument.
  • Severing the cardioid arteries releases the pressure and drains blood from the brain. Asimov's Science Fiction
  • A word of caution that it is quite sensitive and will pick up a lot of ambient noise, even using the cardioid capsule. That's what I want plugged into my Mac Mini!
  • We had Sennheiser MKH20s as the flanking mics and more Sennheiser MKH Series mics used in the surround pickup; then across the front of the chorus was the B&K DPA 4023 miniature cardioids.
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