cycloid
noun
- curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line without slipping
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪklɔɪd/
adj
Etymology: From cyclo- + -oid.
- Resembling a circle; cycloidal.
- Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.
- characterized by alternating high and low moods.
noun
Etymology: From cyclo- + -oid.
- The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
“In the firſt Courſe there was a Shoulder of Mutton, cut into an Æquilateral Triangle, a Piece of Beef into a Rhomboides, and a Pudding into a Cycloid.”
- A fish having cycloid scales.