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1. (adj.) cycloid
resembling a circle; circular.
2. cycloid
(of the scale of a fish) smooth-edged and more or less circular in form.
3. cycloid
(of a fish) having such scales.
4. cycloid
Psychiatry. of or denoting a personality type characterized by wide fluctuations in mood within the normal range.
5. (n.) cycloid
a curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a straight line.
Etymology: (1655–65; < Gk kykloeidēs like a circle. See cycle , -oid)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) cycloid
a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
2. (adj) cycloid, cycloidal
resembling a circle
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1. (adj) cycloid
of or pertaining to the Cycloidei
2. (noun) cycloid
a curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane
3. (noun) cycloid
one of the Cycloidei
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