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prolate cycloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
pro-late -cy-cloid
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cycloid where the distance from the point to the center of the rolling circle is longer than the radius of the circle itself, instead of having the point on the circumference.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

prolate cycloids (plural)

Questions

What does prolate cycloid mean?
A cycloid where the distance from the point to the center of the rolling circle is longer than the radius of the circle itself, instead of having the point on the circumference.

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