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HYPOCYCLOID

\hˌa͡ɪpə͡ʊsˈa͡ɪklɔ͡ɪd], \hˌa‍ɪpə‍ʊsˈa‍ɪklɔ‍ɪd], \h_ˌaɪ_p_əʊ_s_ˈaɪ_k_l_ɔɪ_d]\

Definitions of HYPOCYCLOID

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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