HYPOCYCLOID

hypocycloid

(noun) a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Hy`po*cy"cloid, n. Etym: [Pref. hypo- + cycloid: cf. F. hypocycloĂŻde.] (Geom.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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