单词 | epicycloid |
释义 | epicycloid —epicycloidal, adj. /ep'euh suy"kloyd/, n. Geom. a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls externally, without slipping, on a fixed circle. Equation: x = (a + b) cos(t) - b cos [(a + b)t/b] and y = (a + b) sin(t) - b sin [(a + b)t/b]. Cf. epitrochoid. [1780-90; EPICYCLE + -OID] |
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