astroid

English

An astroid

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “a star”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

Noun

astroid (plural astroids)

  1. (geometry) A hypocycloid with four cusps.

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Further reading

  • astroid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • astroid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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