cycloid

/ˈsaɪklɔɪd/
adj 3noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.

In the firſt Courſe there was a Shoulder of Mutton, cut into an Æquilateral Triangle, a Piece of Beef into a Rhomboides, and a Pudding into a Cycloid.

2

A fish having cycloid scales.

adj

1

Resembling a circle; cycloidal.

2

Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.

3

characterized by alternating high and low moods.

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