Definition of hypocycloid in English:
hypocycloid
noun ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪklɔɪdˌhaɪpəˈsaɪklɔɪd
Mathematics The curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which is rolling on the interior of another circle.
Example sentencesExamples
- Similarly, the vertexes of an hypocycloid are the points on the curve that coincides with an inscribed circle.
- The present invention relates to a hypocycloid gear assembly used in internal combustion engines.
- If the describing circle is half the diameter of the pitch circle, the hypocycloid is a radial straight line.
- It was also investigated by Steiner in 1856 and is sometimes called Steiner's hypocycloid.
- The present invention relates to a hypocycloid engine assembly which may be used in internal combustion engines.
Definition of hypocycloid in US English:
hypocycloid
nounˌhaɪpəˈsaɪklɔɪdˌhīpəˈsīkloid
Mathematics The curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which is rolling on the interior of another circle.
Example sentencesExamples
- Similarly, the vertexes of an hypocycloid are the points on the curve that coincides with an inscribed circle.
- The present invention relates to a hypocycloid gear assembly used in internal combustion engines.
- It was also investigated by Steiner in 1856 and is sometimes called Steiner's hypocycloid.
- The present invention relates to a hypocycloid engine assembly which may be used in internal combustion engines.
- If the describing circle is half the diameter of the pitch circle, the hypocycloid is a radial straight line.