epicycloid

English

Etymology

From epi- (“above or outside”) +‎ cycloid.

Noun

epicycloid (plural epicycloids)

1. (geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.

Translations

locus

• Afrikaans: episikloïed
• Czech: epicykloida f
• Finnish: episykloidi
• French: épicycloïde (fr) f
• German: Epizykloide f
• Italian: epicicloide f
• Polish: epicykloida (pl) f
• Portuguese: epicicloide f
• Romanian: epicicloidă (ro) f
• Russian: эпицикло́ида (ru) f (epiciklóida)
• Serbo-Croatian: епициклоида f (epicikloida)
• Spanish: epicicloide f

See also

• cycloid
• epicycle
• hypocycloid
• roulette
• Spirograph™