cycloid
Americanadjective
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resembling a circle; circular.
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(of the scale of a fish) smooth-edged, more or less circular in form, and having concentric striations.
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(of a fish) having such scales.
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Psychiatry. of or noting a personality type characterized by wide fluctuation in mood within the normal range.
noun
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a cycloid fish.
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Geometry. a curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a straight line.
adjective
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resembling a circle
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(of fish scales) rounded, thin, and smooth-edged, as those of the salmon
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psychiatry (of a type of personality) characterized by exaggerated swings of mood between elation and depression See also cyclothymia
noun
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geometry the curve described by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls along a straight line Compare trochoid
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a fish that has cycloid scales
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Resembling a circle.
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Thin, rounded, and smooth-edged, like a disk. Used of fish scales.
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The curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls on a straight line.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cycloid
First recorded in 1655–65, cycloid is from the Greek word kykloeidḗs like a circle. See cycl-, -oid
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Kahn played with natural light in the Fort Worth building, suffused with skylights, reflectors and cycloid barrel vaults.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2022
Use Green’s theorem to find the area under one arch of the cycloid given by parametric plane x = t − sin t, y = 1 − cos t, t ≥ 0.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Figure 7.9 A wheel traveling along a road without slipping; the point on the edge of the wheel traces out a cycloid.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Figure 1.9 A wheel traveling along a road without slipping; the point on the edge of the wheel traces out a cycloid.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
A famous period in the history of the cycloid is marked by a bitter controversy which sprang up between Descartes and Roberval.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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