hypocycloid
[ hahy-puh-sahy-kloid ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈsaɪ klɔɪd /
noun Geometry.
a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls internally, without slipping, on a given circle.
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Example sentences from the Web for hypocycloid
The curve generated by rolling on the concave side is called a 'hypocycloid'.
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British Dictionary definitions for hypocycloid
hypocycloid
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈsaɪklɔɪd) /
noun
a curve described by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls around the inside of a fixed coplanar circle
Compare epicycloid, cycloid (def. 4)
Derived forms of hypocycloid
hypocycloidal, adjectiveScientific definitions for hypocycloid
hypocycloid
[ hī′pō-sī′kloid′ ]
The curve described by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls on the inside of the circumference of a second, fixed circle.