epicycloid

/ˌˈɛpəˌsaɪˈklɔɪd/
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Other forms: epicycloids

Definitions of epicycloid
  1. noun
    a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle
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    types:
    cardioid
    an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle
    type of:
    line roulette, roulette
    a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
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