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epitrochoid

noun
epi·trochoid | \"+\

Definition of epitrochoid 

: 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

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Other Words from epitrochoid

epitrochoidal \"+ \ adjective

History and Etymology for epitrochoid

epi- + trochoid

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