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    The vesica piscis is a type of lens, a mathematical shape formed by the intersection of two disks with the same radius, intersecting in such a way that...
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    landscaping with the obelisk in the intersection or vesica piscis. The monument's vesica piscis is not ideal because neither circle passes through the...
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  • genitals Trigonum vesicae urinariae, Latin for trigone of urinary bladder Vesica piscis, a shape formed by the intersection of two circles of the same radius...
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    hexafoil is a design with six-fold dihedral symmetry composed from six vesica piscis lenses arranged radially around a central point, often shown enclosed...
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    surrounded by one). Such an aureola is often a mandorla ("almond-shaped" vesica piscis), especially around Christ in Majesty, who may well have a halo as well...
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    1919. The two interlocking circles constitute the symbol known as the Vesica Piscis. In the well lid design, a spear or a sword bisects these two circles...
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    suggests instead constructions based on a regular octagon or on the vesica piscis. Leonardo's drawing is almost always dated to around 1490 during his...
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    (11th/12th century[cite?]). Triquetra composed exactly of three overlapping Vesica piscis symbols. An interlaced double triquetra. Tightly-knotted form of triquetra...
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  • organisations and Masonic bodies tend to use the same shape, also known as a vesica piscis). Although an escutcheon can be used as a charge on its own, the most...
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  • circles centered on triangles (with the simple, two circle form named vesica piscis) or on the square lattice pattern of points. Patterns of seven overlapping...
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    it is called a symmetric lens, otherwise is an asymmetric lens. The vesica piscis is one form of a symmetric lens, formed by arcs of two circles whose...
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    region between the two curves becomes convex and then converges to a vesica piscis shape. Curves that have self-crossings may reach singularities before...
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    oval or elliptical in form, but occasionally depicted as circular, vesica piscis, or quatrefoil. When it appears merely as a luminous disk round the...
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  • sides, not a curved figure. Ellipse Ellipsoidal dome Stadium (geometry) Vesica piscis – a pointed oval Symbolism of domes If the property makes sense: on...
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  • The number 153 is associated with the geometric shape known as the Vesica Piscis or Mandorla. Archimedes, in his Measurement of a Circle, referred to...
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  • Tangential quadrilateral Bicentric quadrilateral Borromean rings Crescent Vesica piscis Arc Caustic Cissoid Conchoid Cubic Hermite curve Curve of constant width...
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    delineating a fish in profile), which the woman was wearing, and the vesica piscis. Dick recounted that as the sun glinted off the gold pendant, the reflection...
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  • triangle Nine-point circle Circular sector Circular segment Crescent Lens, vesica piscis (fish bladder) Lune Quatrefoil Reuleaux polygon Reuleaux triangle Salinon...
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    members). The "viewing device" of the pavilion of meditation suggests a vesica piscis, a recurring motif in Scarpa's architecture. Venetian influences such...
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  • Heisenberg's Principle of Uncertainty, Gödel's Theorem, circles, the Vesica Piscis, the possibility of perfect crime, Fermat's Last Theorem and its proof...
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    ordinarily enclosed in a pointed ovular shape denominated a "vesica piscis", or simply "vesica", to distinguish them from the circular seals of secular use...
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    distances from Alton and London gives a narrow possible location of a Vesica Piscis bounded by Winkfield, Bagshot, Peaslake, East Horsley, Byfleet and Windsor...
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  • Turtle Unicursal hexagram Urantia symbols Vajra Valknut Vande matram Vesica piscis White buffalo White Rose of York White stag Wreath Yantra Yin-yang Yoni...
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    length 1. It is the length of the space diagonal of a unit cube. The vesica piscis has a major axis to minor axis ratio equal to 1 : 3 {\displaystyle 1:{\sqrt...
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    worldwide through the use of symbols, for example, a compass, a halo, the vesica piscis and its derivatives (fish, eye, aureole, mandorla, etc.), the ouroboros...
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    characteristics, are small, have one lateral black stripe, and have a vesica piscis shape. They are peaceful. In captivity this species will live on average...
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    Bassoon reeds, showing the oval opening (bottom left), which is actually a vesica piscis...
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    The distinctive Maserati clock, shaped like a vesica piscis, on an earlier Quattroporte IV...
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    into two halves. Stanhope Demonstrator Three circles model Triquetra Vesica piscis UpSet plot In Euler's Lettres à une princesse d'Allemagne sur divers...
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    Symbol Alternative symbol Description Akasha Spirit black or indigo vesica piscis or egg Tejas Fire - red equilateral triangle Vayu Air - blue circle...
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