amphicyrtic

adjective

am·​phi·​cyr·​tic

¦amfə¦sərtik

: having both sides convex

—used of angles between curves

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin amphicyrtos (from Greek amphikyrtos—from amphi- + kyrtos curved, bent—) + English -ic; akin to Greek korōnos curved

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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