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ambigenal, a.|æmˈbɪdʒɪnəl|
[f. (by Newton) L. ambigen-us of two kinds, mongrel (f. amb(i)- both + -gen-us -born, -natured: see -genous) + -al1. Absurdly referred by some to genu a knee!]
Of two kinds, hybrid. (Used by Newton to describe one kind of hyperbola.)
1727–51Chambers Cycl. s.v. Hyperbola, Ambigenal Hyperbola is that which has one of its infinite legs inscribed and the other circumscribed. |