Look up: cycloid

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   Cycloid
   smooth-edged
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   cycloid
   [adj] - resembling a circle 2. [n] - a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
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   Cycloid
   Definition (advanced level) The path of a point moving with a circle as the circle rolls<br />along a straight line or a curve. Usually, the point is on the circumference of the circle - otherwise we say that it is a prolate cycloid or a curtate cycloid. Usually the curve is a straight line.<br /> (It has sometimes been called the Helen ...
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   Cycloid
   Cy'cloid noun [ Cyclo- + -oid : confer French cycloïde .] (Geom.) A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane. » The common cycloid is the curve described when the generating point ( p ) is on the circumference of the generating circle; the curtate cycloid< ...
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   Cycloid
   Cy'cloid adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei. Cycloid scale (Zoology) , a fish scale which is thin and shows concentric lines of growth, without serrations on the margin.
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   Cycloid
   Cy'cloid noun (Zoology) One of the Cycloidei.
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   cycloid
   Suggesting cyclothymia; a term applied to a person who tends to have periods of marked swings of mood, but within normal limits. ... Origin: cyclo-+ G. Eidos, resembling ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   cycloid
   cycloidal adjective resembling a circle
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   cycloid
   noun a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
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    Cycloid
    A `cycloid` is the curve defined by the path of a point on the edge of circular wheel as the wheel rolls along a straight line. It is an example of a roulette, a curve generated by a curve rolling on another curve. The cycloid is the solution to the brachistochrone problem (i.e. it is the curve of fastest descent under gravity) and the related tautochrone problem (i.e. the period of a ball rolling back and forth inside it does not depend on the ...
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    Cycloid
    • (n.) One of the Cycloidei. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei. • (n.) A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane.
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    cycloid
    the curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls along a straight line. If r is the radius of the circle and (theta) is ... [6 related articles]
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    cycloid
    The shape defined by a fixed point on a wheel as it rolls. More precisely, it is the locus of a point on the rim of a circle rolling along a perfectly straight line. The curve resembles a succession of arches, with cusps separated by distances equal to the circumference of the circle. The cycloid ...
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