Lemniscata
Pronunciation : Lem`nis*ca"ta, Lem*nis"cate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. lemniscatus adorned with ribbons, fr. lemniscus a ribbon having down, Gr. (Geom.)
Definition : Defn: A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913