Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of epicycloid.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Englishcycloid
- Englishhypocycloid
From hypo- (“below or inside”) + cycloid.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech hypocykloida
- hypocykloidalocus
Finnish hyposykloidi
- hyposykloidilocus
French hypocycloïde
- hypocycloïdelocus
Hungarian hipociklois
- hipocikloislocus
Irish hipicioglóideach
- hipicioglóideachlocus
Italian ipocicloide
- ipocicloidelocus
Polish hipocykloida
- hipocykloidalocus
Russian гипоцикло́ида
- гипоцикло́ида (gipociklóida)locus
Spanish hipocicloide
- hipocicloidelocus
Cite this entry
hypocycloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypocycloid
“hypocycloid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypocycloid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypocycloid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypocycloid.
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