Trochoid
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The curve described by any point in a wheel rolling on a line;a cycloid; a roulette; in general, the curve described by any pointfixedly connected with a moving curve while the moving curve rollswithout slipping on a second fixed curve, the curves all being in oneplane. Cycloids, epicycloids, hypocycloids, cardioids, etc., are alltrochoids.
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