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Let $\CC$ be a straight line.

Let $P$ be a fixed point not on $\CC$ but a perpendicular distance $a$ from $\CC$.

The conchoid of Nicomedes is the conchoid defined as the locus of points a constant distance $b$ from $\CC$ as measured along a straight line $\LL$ through $P$.