Meanings
nounepitrochoid (plural epitrochoids)
plural epitrochoids
- A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans epitrogoïed
- epitrogoïedgeometric curve
Bulgarian епитрохо́ида
- епитрохо́ида (epitrohóida)geometric curve
Catalan epitrocoide
- epitrocoidegeometric curve
Chinese Mandarin 外旋輪線 /外旋轮线
- 外旋輪線 /外旋轮线 (wàixuánlúnxiàn)geometric curve
Czech epitrochoida
- epitrochoidageometric curve
Dutch epitrochoïde
- epitrochoïdegeometric curve
Finnish epitrokoidi
- epitrokoidigeometric curve
French épitrochoïde
- épitrochoïdegeometric curve
German Epitrochoide
- Epitrochoidegeometric curve
Greek επιτροχοειδής
- επιτροχοειδής (epitrochoeidís)geometric curve
Hebrew אפיטרוכואיד
- אפיטרוכואידgeometric curve
Italian epitrocoide
- epitrocoidegeometric curve
Japanese 外トロコイド
- 外トロコイド (gai torokoido)geometric curve
Polish epitrochoida
- epitrochoidageometric curve
Portuguese epitrocoide
- epitrocoidegeometric curve
Romanian epitrohoidă
- epitrohoidăgeometric curve
Russian эпитрохо́ида
- эпитрохо́ида (epitroxóida)geometric curve
Spanish epitrocoide
- epitrocoidegeometric curve
Thai เอพิโทรคอยด์
- เอพิโทรคอยด์ (aypítohkoi)geometric curve
Ukrainian епітрохо́їда
- епітрохо́їда (epitroxójida)geometric curve
Vietnamese êpitrocoit
- êpitrocoitgeometric curve
Cite this entry
APA
epitrochoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitrochoid
MLA
“epitrochoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitrochoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epitrochoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitrochoid.
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