prolate cycloid

noun

A cycloid where the distance from the point to the center of the rolling circle is longer than the radius of the circle itself, instead of having the point on the circumference.

“Coordinate term: curtate cycloid”

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Meanings

nounprolate cycloid (plural prolate cycloids)

plural prolate cycloids

  1. geometryA cycloid where the distance from the point to the center of the rolling circle is longer than the radius of the circle itself, instead of having the point on the circumference.

    Coordinate term: curtate cycloid

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