Definition of Hypocicloid

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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