释义 |
ep·i·cy·cloid \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsīˌklȯid\ noun (-s) Etymology: probably from French épicycloïde, from épicycle (from Late Latin epicyclus) + -oïde -oid : a curve traced by a point on a circle that rolls on the outside of a fixed circle — compare hypocycloid [epicycloid E, traced by point P, on circle R, rolling on fixed circle F] |