Cycloid vs Spiral - What's the difference?
cycloid | spiral |
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
(zoology) A fish having cycloid scales.
Resembling a circle; cycloidal.
Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
(informal) A helix.
A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
Helical, like a spiral
To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
(figuratively) To increase continually.
As nouns the difference between cycloid and spiral
is that cycloid is (geometry) the locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line while spiral is spiral.As an adjective cycloid
is resembling a circle; cycloidal.cycloid
English
(wikipedia cycloid)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* cycloidal * cycloidal arch * cycloidal engineSee also
* Spirograph™spiral
English
(wikipedia spiral)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* death spiral * downward spiral * graveyard spiral * spiral staircase * upward spiralAdjective
(-)Verb
- The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.
- Her debts were spiralling out of control.