Definition of cycloid Cycloid
cy•cloid
We found 13 definitions of cycloid from 6 different sources.
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What does cycloid mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: cycloids |
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| cycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line | ||
| line roulette, roulette a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in | ||
| curate cycloid a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle | ||
Adjectivecycloid, cycloider, cycloidest |
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| cycloid - resembling a circle | ||
| cycloidal | ||
| rounded curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cycloid (n.)
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. - cycloid (a.)
Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei. - cycloid (n.)
One of the Cycloidei.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cycloid
Curve defined by the path of a point on the perimeter of a circle as the circle rolls along a straight line.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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cycloid
A geometrical curve of the higher kind. -
cycloid
A geometrical curve, resulting from a circle being made to run along a right line, whence the French designate it roulette. But if a circle be made to roll along the circumference of another circle, it becomes an epicycloid (which see).
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🔤- cycloid, noun, singular of cycloids.
- cycloid, adjective.
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