First Known Use: circa 1704
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trochoid
noun tro·choid \ˈtrō-ˌkȯid, ˈträ-ˌkȯid\
Definition of TROCHOID
: the curve generated by a point on the radius of a circle or the radius extended as the circle rolls on a fixed straight line
— tro·choi·dal \trō-ˈkȯi-dəl, trä-\ adjective
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Origin of TROCHOID
Greek trochoeidēs like a wheel, from trochos wheel
Rhymes with TROCHOID
android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid
Medical Dictionary
trochoid
noun tro·choid \ˈtrō-ˌkȯid\
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