CYCLOID


Meaning of CYCLOID in English

[ 'sʌɪklɔɪd ]

■ noun Mathematics a curve (resembling a series of arches) traced by a point on a circle being rolled along a straight line.

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

C17: from Gk kukloeidēs 'circular'.

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