hypotrochoid

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WOTD – 6 December 2008    

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English [edit]

The red curve is a hypotrochoid.

Etymology [edit]

hypo- +‎ trochoid

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˌhaɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈtɹəʊ.kɔɪd/
  • (US) IPA: /ˌhaɪ.poʊˈtɹoʊ.kɔɪd/, /ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɹoʊ.kɔɪd/
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Noun [edit]

hypotrochoid (plural hypotrochoids)

  1. (geometry) A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates inside the perimeter of another circle.

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

geometric curve

See also [edit]

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