cycloidal

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adjective

pertaining to or resembling a cycloid, or a circle.

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circularcycloidrounded
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English cycloid →
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Meanings

adjectivecycloidal (comparative more cycloidal, superlative most cycloidal)

comparative more cycloidal · superlative most cycloidal

  1. pertaining to or resembling a cycloid, or a circle.

    Synonyms: circular, cycloid

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepertaining to or resembling a cycloid, or a circle.

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circularcycloid

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveresembling a circle

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cycloidrounded
Also see
cycloid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishcycloid
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishcycloidal

From cycloid + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cycloidal

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Cite this entry
APA

cycloidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloidal

MLA

“cycloidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloidal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycloidal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloidal.

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