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cycloid  

Definition

  • In geometry, a cycloid is the curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line without slipping. A cycloid is a specific form of trochoid and is an example of a roulette, a curve generated by a curve rolling on another curve.
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycloid)

In other languages

  • French

  • cycloïde droite
  • roue d'Aristote
  • roulette de Pascal

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-NGLSXHCZ-K

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