- hy|po|tro|choid
- hy|po|tro|choid «HY puh TROH koyd, HIHP uh-», noun.Geometry. a curve which can be traced by a point rigidly connected with a circle which rolls upon the interior of another circle.
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tro|choid — «TROH koyd», noun, adjective. –n. Geometry. a rve traced by a point on or connected with a circle which rolls on a straight line, or on the inside or outside of another circle (used especially in naval engineering). –adj. 1. Anatomy. (of a pivot… … Useful english dictionary
choid — con·choid; dol·i·choid; on·y·choid; po·lys·ti·choid; psy·choid; qui·choid; rham·pho·rhyn·choid; sym·bran·choid; tri·on·y·choid; ty·len·choid; ulot·ri·choid; bat·ra·choid; sel·a·choid; tro·choid; cen·trar·choid; tet·ra·rhyn·choid; … English syllables
trochoid — tro•choid [[t]ˈtroʊ kɔɪd[/t]] n. 1) math. a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line 2) rotating on an axis, as a wheel • Etymology … From formal English to slang
trochoid — tro·choid … English syllables
trochoid — Revolving; rotating; denoting a revolving or wheel like articulation. [G. trochodes, fr. trochos, wheel, + eidos, resemblance] * * * tro·choid trō .kȯid n PIVOT JOINT * * * tro·choid (troґkoid) [Gr. trochos wheel + oid] resembling a pivot or a… … Medical dictionary
Epitrochoid — Ep i*tro choid, n. [Pref. epi + Gr. ? wheel + oid.] (Geom.) A kind of curve. See {Epicycloid}, any {Trochoid}. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hypotrochoid — Hy po*tro choid, n. [Pref. hypo + trochoid.] (Geom.) A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced, of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed circle. See {Hypocycloid}, {Epicycloid}, and {Trochoid}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trochoid — Tro choid, n. [Gr. ? a wheel + oid; cf. F. trocho[ i]de. See {Troche}.] (Geom.) The curve described by any point in a wheel rolling on a line; a cycloid; a roulette; in general, the curve described by any point fixedly connected with a moving… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trochoid — Tro choid, a. 1. (Anat.) Admitting of rotation on an axis; sometimes applied to a pivot joint like that between the atlas and axis in the vertebral column. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Top shaped; having a flat base and conical spire; said of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trochoidal — Tro*choid al, a. 1. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the properties of a trochoid. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) See {Trochoid}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
