Associations to the word «Hypocycloid»

Wiktionary

HYPOCYCLOID, noun. (geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping inside the circumference of another circle.

Dictionary definition

HYPOCYCLOID, noun. A line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley