TROCHOID


Meaning of TROCHOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrō-ˌkȯid, ˈträ-ˌkȯid ]

noun

Etymology: Greek trochoeidēs like a wheel, from trochos wheel

Date: circa 1704

: the curve generated by a point on the radius of a circle or the radius extended as the circle rolls on a fixed straight line

• tro·choi·dal trō-ˈkȯi-d ə l, trä- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.