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Meaning of "cycloid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CYCLOID

cycloid  [ˈsaɪklɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CYCLOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cycloid can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CYCLOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cycloid

Cycloid

A cycloid is the curve traced by a point on the rim of a circular wheel as the wheel rolls along a straight line. It is an example of a roulette, a curve generated by a curve rolling on another curve. The inverted cycloid is the solution to the brachistochrone problem and the related tautochrone problem.

Definition of cycloid in the English dictionary

The first definition of cycloid in the dictionary is resembling a circle. Other definition of cycloid is rounded, thin, and smooth-edged, as those of the salmon. Cycloid is also a fish that has cycloid scales.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CYCLOID


alkaloid
ˈælkəˌlɔɪd
amyloid
ˈæmɪˌlɔɪd
celluloid
ˈsɛljʊˌlɔɪd
cichloid
ˈsɪklɔɪd
colloid
ˈkɒlɔɪd
crystalloid
ˈkrɪstəˌlɔɪd
diploid
ˈdɪplɔɪd
epicycloid
ˌɛpɪˈsaɪklɔɪd
haploid
ˈhæplɔɪd
hydrocolloid
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈkɒlɔɪd
hypocycloid
ˌhaɪpəˈsaɪklɔɪd
Lloyd
lɔɪd
loid
lɔɪd
myeloid
ˈmaɪɪˌlɔɪd
tabloid
ˈtæblɔɪd
tetraploid
ˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪd
triploid
ˈtrɪplɔɪd
uncloyed
ʌnˈklɔɪd
underemployed
ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪd
unemployed
ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CYCLOID

cyclodiene
cyclogenesis
cyclogiro
cyclograph
cyclographic
cyclohexadiene-1,4-quinone
cyclohexane
cyclohexanone
cycloheximide
cyclohexylamine
cycloidal
cycloidally
cycloidian
cyclolith
cyclometer
cyclometry
cyclonal
cyclone
cyclone cellar
cyclonic

WORDS THAT END LIKE CYCLOID

allopolyploid
amygdaloid
aneuploid
Australoid
erysipeloid
euploid
haloid
hexaploid
hyaloid
hyperboloid
keloid
mongoloid
mytiloid
oceloid
paraboloid
petaloid
polyploid
styloid
syphiloid
tuberculoid

Synonyms and antonyms of cycloid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cycloid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CYCLOID

Find out the translation of cycloid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cycloid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cycloid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摆线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cicloide
570 millions of speakers

English

cycloid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चक्रज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دائرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

циклоиды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ciclóide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃত্তাকার ক্ষেত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cycloïde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sikloid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zykloide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サイクロイド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사이클로이드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cycloid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường cyc lo it
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வட்ட வடிவமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चक्रव्यूह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yuvarlanma eğrisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cicloide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cykloida
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

циклоїди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cicloida
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυκλοειδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cycloid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cykloid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cycloid
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CYCLOID»

The term «cycloid» is regularly used and occupies the 79.121 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CYCLOID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cycloid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CYCLOID»

Discover the use of cycloid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cycloid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Treatise on the Cycloid and All Forms of Cycloid Curves: ...
A cycloid on base BD (fig. 45, frontispiece) has its cusps at B and D ; show that it touches the prolate cycloid apd at a point of inflexion. 117. A series of prolate cycloids have the same line of centres, their axes in the same straight line, and their ...
Richard Anthony Proctor, 1878
2
A treatise on the cycloid and all forms of cycloidal curves
A cycloid on base BD (fig. 45, frontispiece) has its cusps at B and D ; show that it touches the prolate cycloid a p d at a point of inflexion. 117. A series of prolate cycloids have the same line of centres, their axes in the same straight line, and ...
Richard Anthony Proctor, 1878
3
Elements of Spatial Structures: Analysis and Design
P(* Generating circle 'P3 PS Cycloid Trochoid Figure 6.52 Cycloidal shapes. Ap — straight length AP\. Op is the position of O after rotating the angle t\ measured from OA. From Op as centre and OpP\ as radius =a, draw an arc which cuts the ...
M. Y. H. Bangash, T. Bangash, 2003
4
Handbook of Gear Design
This path is the cycloid curve. The curve can be drawn by solving its characteristic equations by assigning arbitrary values to the variables in the equations and then plotting the resulting values on paper and passing a smooth curve joining the ...
Gitin M. Maitra, 1994
5
A Source Book in Mathematics, 1200-1800
D. J. Struik. AI Fig. 9 C, 10 ROBERVAL. THE CYCLOID The cycloid has been traced back to the French theologian and mathematician Charles Bouvelles (c. 1470-c. 1553). Galilei was attracted by it, and wrote in a letter to Cavalieri of February ...
D. J. Struik
6
Tales of Mathematicians and Physicists
Secrets of the Cycloid The roulette is so common a curve that afterthe line and circle no other is so often met; it is described so often before everyone's eyes that it is surprising it was not at all considered by the ancients...because it is nothing ...
Alan Shuchat, Simon Gindikin, 2007
7
The Scientific Revolution: An Encyclopedia
Cycloid The cycloid is a curve formed by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls along a straight line.During the seventeenth century, the cycloid attracted the attention of the most eminent mathematicians of the age, including Galileo ...
William E. Burns, 2001
8
CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics, Second Edition
Cycloid 1 [1 - cos i \/2 - 2 cos t [ sint (18) See also BRACHISTOCHRONE PROBLEM, CURTATE CYCLOID, CYCLIDE, CYCLOID EVOLUTE, CYCLOID INVOLUTE, EPICYCLOID, HYPOCYCLOID, PROLATE CYCLOID, TAUTOCHRONE ...
Eric W. Weisstein, 2002
9
Practical Handbook of Curve Design and Generation
Depending on the ratio of b/a, the cycloid can be classified as 1 . ordinary cycloid forb = a 2. prolate cycloid for b > a 3. curtate cycloid for b < a The parametric equations for the cycloid as described above are x - at - bsin(t) y = a - b cos(/) It is  ...
David H. von Seggern, 1994
10
The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to ...
... to Zeno's Paradoxes David Darling. 86 cylinder (a) (b) (c) cycloid An ordinary cycloid is traced out by a point on a wheel as it rolls along a flat surface (a). A curtate cycloid is traveled by a point on the wheel that is inside the circumference (b).
David Darling, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CYCLOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cycloid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sculpture hits the road for Cambridge race
Because its wheels are square, the piece requires cycloid tracks with dips and humps that will keep the center of the wheels level. “A single ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
2
The amazing fish species of Lake Vermilion
Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus) The scales on these fish are cycloid scales, a type of leptoid scale. It is possible to find the age of a ... «Hometown Focus, Apr 15»
3
Schuler: Complete Production Line from one Source
Because of its special hypo-cycloid drive, the whole system is more balanced than conventional machines, which means there is less vibration. «Packaging Europe, Apr 15»
4
Skyrmion bubbles go gyrotropic
"The measurements directly show that the skyrmions move on a complex gyrotropic trajectory, a so-called hypo-cycloid, confirming for the first ... «nanotechweb.org, Feb 15»
5
Physicists observe motion of skyrmions
"The measurements show that the skyrmions move on a very complex trajectory, a so- called hypo-cycloid," says Krüger. The fact that the ... «Nanowerk, Feb 15»
6
Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 16th January 2015
I think Mr HD may be suffering from a mild form of Cycloid Psychosis as described by the German psychiatrist Karl Leonard in his somewhat ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
7
New Voith tractor from Sanmar
Two Voith type 32-R5 250 cycloid propellers are situated forward, each powered by a Caterpillar 3516C high-speed diesel developing ... «Maritime Journal, Dec 14»
8
On Pascal's God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
Between 1658 and 1659 he wrote on the cycloid (a curved traced by a point generated on a circle) and its use in calculating the volume of ... «RenewAmerica, Dec 14»
9
Physics Project Lab: How to build a cycloid tracker
In this first post, Paul explains how to investigate motion on a cycloid, the path described by a point on the circumference of a vertical circle ... «OUPblog, Dec 14»
10
Illusion: Are These Dots Rotating or Moving in a Straight Line?
It's only when you combine them that you get the cycloid. Top Comment. This is ingenious but I don't see how it qualifies as an illusion. «Slate Magazine, Jul 14»

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