astroid

English

An astroid

Etymology

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

Noun

astroid (plural astroids)

(geometry) A hypocycloid with four cusps.

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Translations

hypocycloid with four cusps

Czech: astroida f
Finnish: asteroidi (fi)
French: astroïde (fr) m
Ido: astroido (io)
Romanian: astroidă (ro) f
Russian: астро́ида (ru) f (astróida)
Spanish: astroide m

See also

asteroid

Further reading

“astroid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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