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prolate cycloid

prolate cycloid noun: a cycloid where the distance from the point to the center of the rolling circle is longer than the radius of the circle itself, instead of having the point on the circumference.

Noun

prolate cycloid (plural prolate cycloids)

  1. A cycloid where the distance from the point to the center of the rolling circle is longer than the radius of the circle itself, instead of having the point on the circumference.
    • Coordinate term: curtate cycloid

prolate cycloid meaning in Tamil

prolate cycloid in Tamil

அச்சுநீட்சி வட்டவுரு

Forms of prolate cycloid

pluralprolate cycloids

Questions about prolate cycloid

What does prolate cycloid mean?
Prolate cycloid means a cycloid where the distance from the point to the center of the rolling circle is longer than the radius of the circle itself, instead of having the point on the circumference.
What is prolate cycloid in Tamil?
Prolate cycloid in Tamil is அச்சுநீட்சி வட்டவுரு. See Prolate cycloid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prolate cycloid?
Prolate cycloid is a noun.
What is the plural of prolate cycloid?
The plural of prolate cycloid is prolate cycloids.

Words near prolate cycloid in the dictionary

  1. prolargin
  2. prolarva
  3. prolarvae
  4. prolarval
  5. prolate
  6. prolate cycloid
  7. prolate cycloids
  8. prolate spheroid
  9. prolate spheroids
  10. prolated
  11. prolately

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