Definition of cyclic curve
1a
: the intersection of a sphere and a quadric surface
— called also spherical cyclic curve
b
: the stereographic projection of such an intersection
— called also plane cyclic curve
2
: a curve (as a cycloid or epicycloid) generated by any point on a circular disk as it rolls along a given curve
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