noun
- curves traced by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls around the outside of another fixed circle
Usage: mathematics; geometry
Examples
- The mathematician studied the properties of epicycloids in her research.
- Epicycloids can be generated using geometric construction methods.
- The gear system creates motion patterns similar to epicycloids.
- Students learned to plot epicycloids using parametric equations.
- The artist incorporated epicycloid shapes into the geometric design.
- Computer graphics programs can simulate the formation of epicycloids.