HYPOTROCHOIDS

Noun

hypotrochoids

plural of hypotrochoid

Source: Wiktionary


HYPOTROCHOID

Hy`po*tro"choid, n. Etym: [Pref. hypo- + trochoid.] (Geom.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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OBLIGATE

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