epitrochoid

noun

epi·​trochoid

"+

: a plane curve traced by a point on the radius or extended radius of a circle rolling on the outside of a fixed circle compare epicycloid, hypotrochoid

epitrochoidal

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

epi- + trochoid

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