astroid

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “a star”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹɔɪd/

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• Homophone: asteroid (one pronunciation)

Noun

astroid (plural astroids)

1. (geometry) A hypocycloid with four cusps.

Related terms

• asteroid
• astronomy

Translations

hypocycloid with four cusps

Czech: astroida f Finnish: asteroidi (fi) French: astroïde (fr) m Ido: astroido (io) Romanian: astroidă (ro) f Russian: астро́ида (ru) f (astróida) Spanish: astroide m

See also

• asteroid

Further reading

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “astroid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

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