trochoid
trochoid noun: the curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line.
Noun
trochoid (plural trochoids)
- The curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line
- An organism or fossil with a trochoid shell (especially one in the gastropod family Trochidae), or the shell itself.
Adjective
trochoid (comparative more trochoid, superlative most trochoid)
trochoid meaning in Tamil
trochoid in Tamil
- சில்லுரு
Forms of trochoid
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | trochoids |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more trochoid |
| superlative | most trochoid |
Origin of trochoid
From Ancient Greek τροχοειδής (trokhoeidḗs), from τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image”).
Words formed from trochoid
Questions about trochoid
- What does trochoid mean?
- Trochoid means the curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line.
- What is trochoid in Tamil?
- Trochoid in Tamil is சில்லுரு. See Trochoid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is trochoid?
- Trochoid can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of trochoid?
- The plural of trochoid is trochoids.
Words near trochoid in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: trochoid (page history and authors); trochoid (Tamil 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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