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cycloid

/ˈsaɪklɔɪd/

cycloid noun: the locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.

Noun

cycloid (plural cycloids)

  1. The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
    • In the firſt Courſe there was a Shoulder of Mutton, cut into an Æquilateral Triangle, a Piece of Beef into a Rhomboides, and a Pudding into a Cycloid.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Humours and Dispositions of the Laputians Described. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London...
  2. A fish having cycloid scales.

Adjective

cycloid (not comparable)

  1. Resembling a circle; cycloidal.
  2. Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.
  3. characterized by alternating high and low moods.

cycloid meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

cycloid in Tamil

சைக்லாய்டு, வட்டவுரு, உணர்வு சுழற்சியுடையவர், வட்ட உருட்டு, வட்டப்புள்ளியுரு, வட்டப்புள்ளிச்சுவடு

cycloid in Malayalam

ചക്രാഭം

Forms of cycloid

pluralcycloids

Origin of cycloid

From cyclo- + -oid.

Words formed from cycloid

Questions about cycloid

What does cycloid mean?
Cycloid means the locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
What is cycloid in Tamil?
Cycloid in Tamil is சைக்லாய்டு, வட்டவுரு, உணர்வு சுழற்சியுடையவர். See Cycloid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cycloid?
Cycloid can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce cycloid?
Cycloid is pronounced /ˈsaɪklɔɪd/.
What is the plural of cycloid?
The plural of cycloid is cycloids.

Words near cycloid in the dictionary

  1. cyclohexylmethylphosphonofluoridate
  2. cyclohexyloxycarbonyloxyethyl
  3. cyclohexyls
  4. cyclohydrolase
  5. cyclohydrolases
  6. cycloid
  7. cycloidal
  8. cycloidal arch
  9. cycloidal arches
  10. cycloidal engine
  11. cycloidal engines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cycloid (page history and authors); cycloid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cycloid (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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