What's the difference between epicycloid and hypotrochoid?

Epicycloid


Definition:

  • (n.) A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the convex side of a fixed circle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Therefore, the paths of the individual mandibular points are epicycloids or hypocycloids.

Hypotrochoid


Definition:

  • (n.) A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced, of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed circle. See Hypocycloid, Epicycloid, and Trochoid.

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