Bible Dictionaries
Cissoid
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A curve invented by Diocles, for the purpose of solving two celebrated problems of the higher geometry; viz., to trisect a plane angle, and to construct two geometrical means between two given straight lines.
Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of
BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cissoid'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cissoid.html. 1828.