trochoid

trochoid
[ˈtrəʊkɔɪd]
adjective
  1. (Anatomy)denoting a joint in which one element rotates on its own axis (e.g. the atlas vertebra)
    (剖)(关节)车轴状的,滑车状的
  2. (Geometry)denoting a curve traced by a point on a radius of a circle rotating along a straight line or another circle (a cycloid, epicycloid, or hypocycloid)
    (几何)(次)摆线的
  3. (Zoology)having or denoting a form of mollusc shell which is conical with a flat base, like a top shell
    (动)(螺壳)圆锥形的
noun
  1. a trochoid curve
    (次)摆线
  2. a trochoid joint
    车轴关节,旋转关节
派生
trochoidal
adjective
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from Greek trokhoeidēs 'wheel-like', from trokhos 'wheel'
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