单词 | cycloid |
释义 | cy·cloid ![]() adj. 1. Resembling a circle. 2. Zoology a. Relating to or being a kind of fish scale that is thin, rounded, and smooth-edged and often shows concentric growth rings. b. Having cycloid scales. 3. Psychology Afflicted with or relating to cyclothymia. n. Mathematics The curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls on a straight line. [Frenchcycloïde, fromGreekkukloeides, circular : kuklos, circle; see kwel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -oeides, -oid.] cy·cloidal(-kloid′l)adj. ![]() top: surface view of cycloid scales of a bony fish bottom: The parametric equations of this cycloid are x = r(θ - sin θ), y = r(1 - cos θ). ![]() |
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