Meaning Of The Word Trochoid

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Trochoid Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Trochoid?

trochoid in American English
any cycloid
having a wheel-like rotary motion on an axis, as a joint
adjective: rotating on an axis, as a wheel
noun: a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line. Equation x = aθ − b sin θ, y = a − b cos θ

trochoid in British English
adjective: rotating or capable of rotating about a central axis
noun: the curve described by a fixed point on the radius or extended radius of a circle as the circle rolls along a straight line

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