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A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf. Epicycloid, and Trochoid.

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  1. n. A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf. Epicycloid, and Trochoid.
  2. n. a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle
  3. A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf. Epicycloid, and Trochoid.
  4. A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circlewhich rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf. Epicycloid,and Trochoid.
  5. n a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle