EPICYCLOID


Meaning of EPICYCLOID in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsīˌklȯid noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably from French épicycloïde, from épicycle (from Late Latin epicyclus ) + -oïde -oid

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

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

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