trochoid

Meaning

Noun

1. The curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line
2. An organism or fossil with a trochoid shell (especially one in the gastropod family Trochidae), or the shell itself.

Adj

1. Capable of rolling.
2. Allowing rotation.
3. High-spired; conical.

Synonyms

cycloid

roulette

articulatio trochoidea

pivot joint

Translations

trocoide

Trochoide

trochoïde

trocóide

trocoide

tekerlenme eğrisi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τροχοειδής (trokhoeidḗs), from τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image”).