English dictionary
cycloid
/'s/aI/kl//Oi//d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane.
Source: webster1913
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One of the Cycloidei.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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resembling a circle
Synonyms cycloidalSource: WordNet 3.0