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cissoid

(sis′o̵id′)

noun

Math. a curve converging into a pointed tip

Origin: Gr kissoeidēs, ivylike < kissos, ivy + eidos, -oid

adjective

designating the angle formed by the concave sides of two intersecting curves

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