trochoid

[ troh-koid ]

noun

1. Geometry. a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line. Equation: x = aθ − b sin θ, y = a − b cos θ.

adjective

1. rotating on an axis, as a wheel.

trochoid

/ ˈtrəʊkɔɪd /

noun

1. the curve described by a fixed point on the radius or extended radius of a circle as the circle rolls along a straight line

adjective

1. rotating or capable of rotating about a central axis
2. anatomy (of a structure or part) resembling or functioning as a pivot or pulley

Derived Forms

• troˈchoidally, adverb

Other Words From

• tro·choidal adjective
• tro·choidal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of trochoid¹

First recorded in 1695–1705, trochoid is from the Greek word trochoeidḗs round like a wheel. See troche, -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of trochoid¹

C18: from Greek trokhoeidēs circular, from trokhos wheel

Example Sentences

Trochoid, trō′koid, n. the curve traced by a fixed point in a wheel which rolls in a right line.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

Then any point in the circumference of the half-crown will move through a curve called a ‘trochoid.’

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Globigerinidaceae.—Shells vitreous, coarsely perforated; chambers few spheroidal rapidly increasing in size; arranged in a trochoid or nautiloid spiral.

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X. Rotalidaceae.—Shells vitreous, finely perforate; walls thick, often double, but without an intermediate party-layer traversed by canals; form usually spiral or trochoid.

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