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cycloid

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  1. 1. n. A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. One of the Cycloidei. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. resembling a circle Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line Source: wordnet
  6. 6. A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane. Note: The common cycloid is the curve described when the generating point (p) is on the circumference of the generating circle; the curtate cycloid, when that point lies without the circumference; the prolate or inflected cycloid, when the generating point (p) lies within that circumference. Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei. Cycloid scale (Zoöl.), a fish scale which is thin and shows concentric lines of growth, without serrations on the margin. One of the Cycloidei. Source: webster
  7. 7. A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when thecircle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the sameplane. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n. a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line s. resembling a circle Source: ecdict

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