Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypotrochoid

/ˌhaɪ.poʊˈtɹoʊ.kɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-potro-choid
IPA: /ˌhaɪ.poʊˈtɹoʊ.kɔɪd/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates inside the perimeter of another circle.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English trochoid English hypotrochoid From hypo- + trochoid.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhaɪ.poʊˈtɹoʊ.kɔɪd/
British English: /ˌhaɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈtɹəʊ.kɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

hypotrochoids (plural)

Derived Forms

hypotrochoidal

Frequently Paired Words

epitrochoid cycloid epicycloid hypocycloid spirograph

Questions

How do you pronounce hypotrochoid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.poʊˈtɹoʊ.kɔɪd/.
What does hypotrochoid mean?: A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates inside the perimeter of another circle.
Where does hypotrochoid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English trochoid English hypotrochoid From hypo- + trochoid.

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