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Hypotrochoid
Hyˊpo-tro′choid
,Noun.
[Pref.
hypo-
+ trochoid
.] (Geom.)
A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced, of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed circle. See
Hypocycloid
, Epicycloid
, and Trochoid
. Definition 2024
hypotrochoid
hypotrochoid
English
Noun
hypotrochoid (plural hypotrochoids)
- (geometry) A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates inside the perimeter of another circle.
Derived terms
- hypotrochoidal
Translations
geometric curve
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See also
- hypotrochoid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- epitrochoid
- cycloid
- epicycloid
- hypocycloid
- spirograph