- trochoidal
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Trochoidal — Tro*choid al, a. 1. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the properties of a trochoid. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) See {Trochoid}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trochoïdal — trochoïdal, ale, aux [tʀɔkɔidal, o] adj. ÉTYM. 1903, in Rev. gén. des sc., no 20, p. 1059; de trochoïde. ❖ ♦ Mécan. Relatif à une trochoïde. || Cavité trochoïdale … Encyclopédie Universelle
trochoidal — adjective see trochoid … New Collegiate Dictionary
trochoidal — adjective Of, pertaining to, or shaped like a trochoid … Wiktionary
Trochoidal — Hjulformet … Danske encyklopædi
trochoidal — … Useful english dictionary
Prolate trochoidal mass spectrometer — A prolate trochoidal mass spectrometer is an chemical analysis instrument in which the ions of different mass to charge ratio are separated by means of mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic fields so that the ions follow a prolate… … Wikipedia
trochoid — trochoidal, adj. trochoidally, adv. /troh koyd/, n. 1. Geom. a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line. Equation: x = a t b sin(t) … Universalium
Centered trochoid — In geometry, a centered trochoid is the roulette formed by a circle rolling along another circle. That is, the path traced by a point attached to a circle as the circle rolls without slipping along a fixed circle. The term encompasses both… … Wikipedia
trochoid — noun Etymology: Greek trochoeidēs like a wheel, from trochos wheel Date: circa 1704 the curve generated by a point on the radius of a circle or the radius extended as the circle rolls on a fixed straight line • trochoidal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
