Lemon (geometry)
In geometry, a lemon is a geometric shape in 3D, constructed by a lens (or less than half of a circular arc) rotated about an axis passing through the endpoints of the lens (or arc).[1] The cross-section of a lemon is a lens.[1]
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A prolate lemon shape.
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An oblate lemon shape.
Objects that typically have geometric lemon shape or similar
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North American Football
Similar shapes
Spindle with cotton yarn.
The lemon-shape is similar to the fusiform (spindle-like) shape, but the latter often implies a focal broadening of a structure that continues from one or both ends, such as an aneurysm on a blood vessel.
See also
- List of shapes
Further reading
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