Mathematics[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= aθ - b sin θ, y = a - b cos θ.
adj.
rotating on an axis, as a wheel.
Greek trochoeidé̄s round like a wheel. See troche, -oid