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hypocycloid definition

hypo·cy·cloid (hī′pō sī′klo̵id′, -pə-; also hip′ō-, hip′ə-)

noun

Geom. the curve traced by a point on the circumference of an epicycle that rolls around the inside of a fixed circle

Etymology: hypo- + cycloid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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