How to pronounce cardioid
American English pronunciation
KAR-dee-oyd
- IPA
- /ˈkɑɹdiˌɔɪd/
- Syllables
- KAR · dee · oyd (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cardioid means
A heart-shaped curve
In a sentence: On her graph paper, Ana drew a cardioid that looked like a plump heart.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word for heart plus -oid, an ending meaning shaped like.
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