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negative pedal

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negative pedal [′neg·əd·iv ′ped·əl]
(mathematics)
The negative pedal of a curve with respect to a pointOis the envelope of the line drawn through a pointPof the curve perpendicular toOP. Also known as first negative pedal.
Any curve that can be derived from a given curve by repeated application of the procedure specified in the first definition.


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