CYCLOID

n. a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane.

2.
a.

Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei. Cycloid scale (Zoöl.), a fish scale which is thin and shows concentric lines of growth, without serrations on the margin.

3.
n.

One of the Cycloidei.

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