epicycloid|epicycloids in English
noun
[ep·i·cy·cloid || ‚epɪ'saɪklɔɪd]
curve that is described by a point on the perimeter of a circle as the circle moves on the outside of the circumference of another circle (Mathematics)
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1. Hypernyms ("Cardioid" is a kind of): epicycloid (a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle)
2. The Cardioid is a degenerate case of the limaçon.It is also a 1-cusped epicycloid (with ) and is the catacaustic formed by rays originating at a point on the circumference of a circle and reflected by the circle.