Word of the Day – 6 January 2018 – Lemniscate.

Welcome to a regular feature on my blog – WOTD. Each day a new word will be suggested as the word of the day, which could either be an already existing (but rarely used) word or may be a completely made-up one. There will be a short definition and, ideally, an example of how the word would be used in everyday conversation.

I encourage anyone to provide their own words, either in the comments below or by linking their posted word to this blog. Don’t forget the definition or maybe when it should be used.

So, today’s word is: Lemniscate. (Noun).

Pronounced: Lemm-niss-kate

The symbol representing the mathematical concept of Infinity, an infinitely large number – ∞.

Eg : Now the next time you see the ‘sideways eight’ you can impress friends and total strangers alike by loudly proclaiming: “Ahh, the lemniscate! while pointing to said symbol.