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Epitrochoid

Epˊi-tro′choid

,
Noun.
[Pref.
epi-
+ Gr. [GREEK] wheel +
-oid
.]
(Geom.)
A kind of curve. See
Epicycloid
, any
Trochoid
.

Definition 2024


epitrochoid

epitrochoid

English

The red curve is an epitrochoid.

Noun

epitrochoid (plural epitrochoids)

  1. A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine

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