NOUN | shape | cycloid | a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line |
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ADJECTIVE | all | cycloid, cycloidal | resembling a circle |
Meaning | resembling a circle. | |
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Synonym | cycloidal | |
Broader | rounded | curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged |
Spanish | cicloidal |
Meaning | A line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line. | |
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Narrower | curtate cycloid | A cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle |
prolate cycloid | A cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle | |
Broader | roulette, line roulette | A line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure |
Spanish | cicloide | |
Catalan | cicloide | |
Adjectives | cycloidal | resembling a circle |
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