"curtate cycloid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: curtate cycloids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} curtate cycloid (plural curtate cycloids)
  1. (geometry) A cycloid where the distance from the point to the center of the rolling circle is shorter than the radius of the circle itself, instead of having the point on the circumference.
    Sense id: en-curtate_cycloid-en-noun-Jpy9tZQ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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