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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

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Noun

hypocycloid (plural hypocycloids)

  1. (geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping inside the circumference of another circle.

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