epicycloid

English

Etymology

From epi- (“above or outside”) +‎ cycloid.

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Noun

epicycloid (plural epicycloids)

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epicycloid

Wikipedia

1. (geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.

Derived terms

• epicycloidal

Translations

locus

Afrikaans: episikloïed Czech: epicykloida f Finnish: episykloidi French: épicycloïde (fr) f German: Epizykloide f Italian: epicicloide f Polish: epicykloida (pl) f Portuguese: epicicloide f Romanian: epicicloidă (ro) f Russian: эпицикло́ида (ru) f (epiciklóida) Serbo-Croatian: епициклоида f (epicikloida) Spanish: epicicloide f

See also

• cycloid
• epicycle
• hypocycloid
• roulette
• Spirograph™