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Cycloidal
see synonyms of cycloidalAdjective
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Cycloidal
see synonyms of cycloidaladjective
1.
resembling a circle
2.
(of fish scales) rounded, thin, and smooth-edged, as those of the salmon
3. psychiatry
(of a type of personality) characterized by exaggerated swings of mood between elation and depression
See also cyclothymianoun
4. geometry
the curve described by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls along a straight line
Compare trochoid (sense 1)5.
a fish that has cycloid scales
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Cycloidal
see synonyms of cycloidal noun
1. Geometry
a curve traced by any point on a radius, or an extension of the radius, of a circle which rolls without slipping through one complete revolution along a straight line in a single plane; trochoid
adjective
2.
circular
3.
designating or having fish scales that are roundish in form with smooth edges
4.
designating or of a cyclothymic person
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Cycloidal
see synonyms of cycloidaladj.
1. Resembling a circle.
2. Zoology
a. Relating to or being a kind of fish scale that is thin, rounded, and smooth-edged and often shows concentric growth rings.
b. Having cycloid scales.
3. Psychology Afflicted with or relating to cyclothymia.
n.
Mathematics
Mathematics
The curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls on a straight line.
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