Epicycloidal \Ep`i*cy*cloid"al\, a.
Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties.
[1913 Webster]
{Epicycloidal wheel}, a device for producing straight-line
motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin
fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a
straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed
internal gear of twice its diameter.
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