Concept information
Preferred term
cycloid
Definition
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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)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
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cycloïde droite
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roue d'Aristote
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roulette de Pascal
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-NGLSXHCZ-K
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