Epicycloid (Noun)
Meaning
A line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The intricate design was created by tracing an epicycloid curve formed as a smaller circle rolled around the outside of a larger circle.
- The mathematician spent years studying the properties of epicycloids and their various applications in engineering.
- As the smaller gear rotated and moved around the larger one, it created an epicycloid curve that guided the machine's movement.
- The artist's latest sculpture featured an epicycloid pattern created by the rolling motion of multiple circles of different sizes.
- In this gear system, the teeth are designed to follow an epicycloid curve to minimize friction and wear.