curtate cycloid

noun

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.

“Coordinate term: prolate cycloid”

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Meanings

nouncurtate cycloid (plural curtate cycloids)

plural curtate cycloids

  1. geometryA 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.

    Coordinate term: prolate cycloid

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curtate cycloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtate%20cycloid

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curtate cycloid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtate%20cycloid.

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