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Trochoid vs Cycloid - What's the difference?

trochoid | cycloid |

As nouns the difference between trochoid and cycloid

is that trochoid is the curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line while cycloid is the locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.

As adjectives the difference between trochoid and cycloid

is that trochoid is capable of rolling while cycloid is resembling a circle; cycloidal.

trochoid

English

Noun

(wikipedia trochoid) (en noun)
  • (mathematics) The curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • capable of rolling
  • allowing rotation

    • 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™