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hypocycloid

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hy⋅po⋅cy⋅cloid

  [hahy-puh-sahy-kloid]
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–noun Geometry.
a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls internally, without slipping, on a given circle.
Origin:
1835–45; hypo- + cycloid

Related forms:
hy⋅po⋅cy⋅cloi⋅dal, adjective
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hy·po·cy·cloid   (hī'pō-sī'kloid')   


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n.  The plane locus of a point fixed on a circle that rolls on the inside circumference of a fixed circle.
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hypocycloid   (hī'pō-sī'kloid')  Pronunciation Key 


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The curve described by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls on the inside of the circumference of a second, fixed circle.
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