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n. - A line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle.

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  • The properties of a hypocycloid were recognized by James White, an
  • The result is a series of enormous hypocycloid designs which recorded the hidden patterns created by the ride as it turned.
  • Thus in Fig. 39, the diameters of the two pitch circles are to each other as 4 to 5; the hypocycloid has 5 branches, and 4 pins are used.
  • The original hypocycloid is shown in dotted line, the working curve being at a constant normal distance from it equal to the radius of the roller; this forms a sort of...
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