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Hypocycloid

Hypocycloid Meaning & Definition
Hypocycloid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hypocycloid?

[n] a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle

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See Also | line roulette | roulette

Hypocycloid In Webster's Dictionary

\Hy`po*cy"cloid\, n. [Pref. hypo- + cycloid: cf. F. hypocyclo["i]de.] (Geom.) A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf. {Epicycloid}, and {Trochoid}.

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