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astroid, a. and n.|ˈæstrɔɪd| [f. Gr. ἀστροειδής star-like, f. ἀστήρ star: see -oid.] A. adj. Star-shaped, star-like (cf. asteroid a.).
1909in Webster. B. n. Geom. A hypocycloid with four cusps.
1897H. Lamb Infinit. Calculus ix. §138 The ‘four-cusped hypocycloid’..is sometimes called the ‘astroid’. |