{Epicycloidal wheel}, a device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed internal gear of twice its diameter. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
épicycloïdal — épicycloïdal, ale (é pi si klo i dal, da l ) adj. Qui a rapport, qui appartient à l épicycloïde … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
épicycloïdal — épicycloïde [ episiklɔid ] n. f. • 1687; de épicycle, d apr. cycloïde ♦ Géom. Courbe engendrée par un point d un cercle qui roule sans glisser sur un autre cercle (⇒ cycloïde). Adj. ÉPICYCLOÏDAL, ALE, AUX , (1741) . ● épicycloïdal, épicycloïdale … Encyclopédie Universelle
Epicycloidal wheel — Epicycloidal Ep i*cy*cloid al, a. Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties. [1913 Webster] {Epicycloidal wheel}, a device for producing straight line motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epicycloidal gear — n. a gear of an epicyclic train … English World dictionary
epicycloidal wheel — epicycloidal wheel, a gear or wheel in an epicyclic train … Useful english dictionary
epicycloidal gear — /ɛpisaɪˌklɔɪdl ˈgɪə/ (say epeesuy.kloydl gear) noun one of the wheels in an epicyclic train. Also, epicycloidal wheel …
epicycloidal trajectory — epicikloidinė trajektorija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. epicycloidal trajectory vok. Epizykloidenbahn, f rus. эпициклоидальная траектория, f pranc. trajectoire epicycloïdale, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
epicycloidal — adjective see epicycloid … New Collegiate Dictionary
epicycloidal — See epicycloid. * * * … Universalium
epicycloidal — ep·i·cy·cloi·dal … English syllables
