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Definitions for Cycloid

[1] resembling a circle; circular.
[2] (of the scale of a fish) smooth-edged, more or less circular in form, and having concentric striations.
[3] (of a fish) having such scales.
[4] Psychiatry . of or noting a personality type characterized by wide fluctuation in mood within the normal range.
[5] a cycloid fish.
[6] Geometry . a curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a straight line.
[7] resembling a circle
[8] (of fish scales) rounded, thin, and smooth-edged, as those of the salmon
[9] psychiatry (of a type of personality) characterized by exaggerated swings of mood between elation and depression See also cyclothymia
[10] geometry the curve described by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls along a straight line Compare trochoid (def. 1)
[11] a fish that has cycloid scales

Words nearby Cycloid

cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, cycloheximide, cyclohexylamine, cyclohexylsulfamic acid, cycloid, cycloidal propulsion, cyclolysis, cyclometer, cyclonal, cyclone

Origin of Cycloid

First recorded in 1655–65, cycloid is from the Greek word kykloeidḗs like a circle. See cycl-, -oid

Other words from Cycloid

cy·cloi·dal , adjective
cy·cloi·dal·ly , adverb