epitrochoid
[ ep-i-troh-koid ]
/ ˌɛp ɪˈtroʊ kɔɪd /
Geometry.
a plane curve generated by the motion of a fixed point on the radius or extension of the radius of a circle that rolls externally, without slipping, on a fixed circle. The epitrochoid is a generalization of the epicycloid.
Words nearby epitrochoid
epitomist,
epitomize,
epitope,
epitrachelion,
epitrichium,
epitrochoid,
epitympanic,
epitympanum,
epixylous,
epizoic,
epizoite
Example sentences from the Web for epitrochoid
The curve may be regarded as an epitrochoid (see Epicycloid) in which the rolling and fixed circles have equal radii.