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hypocycloid
[ hahy-puh-sahy-kloid ]
noun
, Geometry.
- a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls internally, without slipping, on a given circle.
hypocycloid
/ ˌhaɪpəˈsaɪklɔɪd /
noun
- a curve described by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls around the inside of a fixed coplanar circle Compare epicycloid cycloid
hypocycloid
/ hī′pō-sī′kloid′ /
- The curve described by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls on the inside of the circumference of a second, fixed circle.
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Derived Forms
- ˌhypocyˈcloidal, adjective
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Other Words From
- hypo·cy·cloidal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypocycloid1
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Example Sentences
But the minimum of friction is attained when the two flanks for the tooth are drawn into one common hypocycloid, as in Fig. 53.
From Project Gutenberg
The curve generated by rolling on the concave side is called a 'hypocycloid'.
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