hypocycloid n 1: a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle
Hypocycloid \Hy`po*cy"cloid\, n. [Pref. hypo- + cycloid: cf. F. hypocyclo["i]de.] (Geom.) A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf. {Epicycloid}, and {Trochoid}. [1913 Webster]