EPICYCLOID


Meaning of EPICYCLOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌe-pə-ˈsī-ˌklȯid ]

noun

Date: circa 1755

: a curve traced by a point on a circle that rolls on the outside of a fixed circle

• epi·cy·cloi·dal -sī-ˈklȯi-d ə l adjective

[

epicycloid E, traced by point P, on circle R, rolling on fixed circle F

]

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