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epicycloid

/ˌep.ɪˈsaɪ.klɔɪd/

Traduction: Courbe décrite par un point d'un cercle qui roule sans glisser à l'extérieur d'un autre cercle fixe.

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noun

/ˌep.ɪˈsaɪ.klɔɪd/C2formalscientific
  • frCourbe décrite par un point d'un cercle qui roule sans glisser à l'extérieur d'un autre cercle fixe.

A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls around the outside of another fixed circle.

  1. Curve traced by a point on a rolling circleC2formaltechnical

    A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls externally along the circumference of another fixed circle.

    frépicycloïde

    • The mathematician plotted an epicycloid to study its properties.
    • Epicycloids are used in designing certain gear shapes.
    • The path of the point on the rolling wheel formed a perfect epicycloid.
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