Definition of Hypocicloid
Hy`po*cy"cloid (?), n. [Pref. hypo-
+ cycloid: cf. F. hypocycloïde.]
(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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geometry) A plane curve, being the locus of a point on a circle that rolls around the inside of the circumference of a larger circle.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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