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Cyclotron vs Cycloid - What's the difference?

cyclotron | cycloid |

As nouns the difference between cyclotron and cycloid

is that cyclotron is an early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic and alternating electric fields while cycloid is (geometry) the locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.

As an adjective cycloid is

resembling a circle; cycloidal.

cyclotron

English

(wikipedia cyclotron)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic and alternating electric fields.

    • Related terms

    * cyclotronic

    cycloid

    English

    (wikipedia cycloid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Resembling a circle; cycloidal.
  • Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.

    • Derived terms

    * cycloidal * cycloidal arch * cycloidal engine

    Related terms

    * epicycloid * hypocycloid

    See also

    * Spirograph™