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Meanings

1

cycloid

A mathematical curve traced by a point on the rim of a circle rolling along a straight line. Used in geometry and mechanics.

せん

上じょう

を

転ころ

がる

とき

に

円えん

周しゅう

上じょう

の

一いっ

点てん

が

描えが

く

軌き

跡せき

です

。

A cycloid curve is the locus traced by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls along a straight line.

Borrowed from English 'cycloid', ultimately from Greek 'kuklos' (circle) + '-oeidēs' (like).