pelecoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pel"e*coid noun
Etymology
Gr. a hatchet + -oid.
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants. Written also pelicoid. Math. Dict.

Webster 1913