Definitions for trochoid

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trochoid tro·choid

Spelling: [troh-koid]

IPA: /ˈtroʊ kɔɪd/

Trochoid is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 221 anagrams from letters in trochoid (cdhioort).

Definitions for trochoid

noun

1. Geometry. a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line. Equation: x = aθ − b sin θ, y = a − b cos θ.

adjective

1. rotating on an axis, as a wheel.

Origin of trochoid

First recorded in 1695-1705, trochoid is from the Greek word trochoeidḗs round like a wheel. See troche, -oid

Examples for trochoid

Then any point in the circumference of the half-crown will move through a curve called a ‘trochoid.’