hypotrochoid

noun

hy·​po·​trochoid

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: a plane curve traced by a point on the radius or extended radius but not on the circumference of a circle rolling on the inside of a fixed circle compare epitrochoid

hypotrochoidal

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adjective

Word History

Etymology

hypo- + trochoid

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