About The Word Cycloid
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Cycloid
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What's The Definition Of Cycloid?
[n] a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
[adj] resembling a circle Synonyms | Synonyms for Cycloid: cycloidal | rounded Related Terms | Find terms related to Cycloid: See Also | curate cycloid | line roulette | prolate cycloid | roulette Cycloid In Webster's Dictionary \Cy"cloid\ (s?"kloid), n. [Cyclo- + -oid: cf. F.
cyclo["i]de.] (Geom.)
A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when
the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in
the same plane.
Note: The common cycloid is the curve described when the
generating point (p) is on the circumference of the
generating circle; the curtate cycloid, when that point
lies without the circumference; the prolate or
inflected cycloid, when the generating point (p) lies
within that circumference.
\Cy"cloid\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei. {Cycloid scale} (Zo["o]l.), a fish scale which is thin and shows concentric lines of growth, without serrations on the margin. \Cy"cloid\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Cycloidei. |
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