English

Noun
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cycloid (plural cycloids)

1. geometry The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
2. zoology A fish having cycloid scales.

Translations
trans-top|geometry: locus of a point
French: cycloïde f
trans-mid
Romanian: cicloid� f
trans-bottom

trans-top|zoology: fish with cycloid scales
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Adjective
cycloid

1. resemble|Resembling a circle; cycloidal.
2. zoology (of fish scales) Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.

Translations
trans-top|resembling a circle
French: cycloïdal m (pl: cycloïdaux), cycloïdale f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|fish scales: thin and rounded
French: cycloïde
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
epicycloid
hypocycloid<!--related, but not derived: I think it comes from the French. Paul G, 2005-07-22-->

See also
Spirograph�

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