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EPICYCLOID [1 record]

Record 1 2006-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Descriptive Geometry
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
DEF

A plane curve described by a point on a circle (generating circle) which rolls without slip on the outside of a fixed circle (base circle).

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie descriptive
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
DEF

Courbe plane décrite par un point d'une circonférence de cercle (cercle générateur) qui roule sans glisser sur une circonférence de cercle fixe (cercle de base) et à l'extérieur de cette dernière.

OBS

épicycloïde : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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