line roulette

/laɪn ruˌlɛt/
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Definitions of line roulette
  1. noun
    a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
    synonyms: roulette
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    cycloid
    a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
    epicycloid
    a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle
    hypocycloid
    a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle
    curate cycloid
    a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle
    prolate cycloid
    a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle
    cardioid
    an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle
    type of:
    curve, curved shape
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
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