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What does hypocycloid mean?

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  1. (geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping inside the circumference of another circle.
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It was also investigated by Steiner in 1856 and is sometimes called Steiner's hypocycloid.
For a circle rolled along inside the circumference of another circle, a hypocycloid is formed.
The carcass has the bore in the form of hypocycloid, with 2 lobes.
The piece is based on a set of parametric equations that create a deltoid, a type of hypocycloid which looks like a triangle with concave sides.
Its flagship bagmaker, the Cyclone, employs a unique hypocycloid sealing jaw motion that results in extended seal dwell time to produce higher bag seal integrity.
They are compatible with straight-cut gears, synchronic and hypocycloid gearboxes such as overdrives.

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