epicycloid

ep·i·cy·cloid Audio Help (ěp'ĭ-sī'kloid')

n. The curve described by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls on the outside of the circumference of a second, fixed circle.
ep'i·cy·cloid'al (-kloid'l) adj.

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