Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cycloidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: cy-cloidal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

pertaining to or resembling a cycloid, or a circle.

Etymology

From cycloid + -al.

Inflected Forms

more cycloidal (comparative) most cycloidal (superlative)

Derived Forms

cycloidally

Phrases

cycloidal arch cycloidal engine

Synonyms

circular cycloid

Rhymes With

colloidal sinusoidal trapezoidal steroidal toroidal nonsteroidal ellipsoidal spheroidal choroidal discoidal sigmoidal rhomboidal

Questions

What does cycloidal mean?: pertaining to or resembling a cycloid, or a circle.
Where does cycloidal come from?: From cycloid + -al.

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