cycloid

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/ˈsaɪklɔɪd/ English

Definitions

noun

The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
A fish having cycloid scales.

adjective

Resembling a circle; cycloidal.
(of fish scales) Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.

Related words

Synonyms

rounded prolate curtate hypocycloid epicycloid circloid cyclogon roulette cissoid spiral cylindroid epicycle trochoid hypercycle osculating circle cassini oval

Associated

ganoid imbricate evolute involute psychosis pores femoral scales pendulum vertebrae curve

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