trochoid
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.tro·choid
noun \ˈtrō-ˌkȯid, ˈträ-ˌkȯid\Definition of TROCHOID
: the curve generated by a point on the radius of a circle or the radius extended as the circle rolls on a fixed straight line
— tro·choi·dal \trō-ˈkȯi-dəl, trä-\ adjective
Origin of TROCHOID
Greek trochoeidēs like a wheel, from trochos wheel
First Known Use: circa 1704
Rhymes with TROCHOID
android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid
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