epitrochoid
nounEtymology From epi- + trochoid.
1
A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine
- Derived terms
- epitrochoidal
noun
Etymology From epi- + trochoid.
A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine
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