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Hypocycloid
Hyˊpo-cy′cloid
,Noun.
[Pref.
hypo-
+ cycloid
: cf. F. hypocycloïde
.] (Geom.)
A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf.
Epicycloid
, and Trochoid
. Definition 2024
hypocycloid
hypocycloid
English
Noun
hypocycloid (plural hypocycloids)
- (geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping inside the circumference of another circle.
Translations
locus
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