Definition:Cycloid/Also known as

Cycloid: Also known as

The cycloid is sometimes seen referred to as a common cycloid, so as to distinguish it from:

the prolate trochoid, also known as the extended cycloid

the curtate trochoid, also known as the contracted cycloid.

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): cycloid

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• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Solutions: $209$. -- A Wheel Fallacy
• 1937: Eric Temple Bell: Men of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text{V}$: "Greatness and Misery of Man"
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Answers: $293$. A Wheel Fallacy
• 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.12$: Mersenne ($\text {1588}$ – $\text {1648}$)
• 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.15$: Torricelli ($\text {1608}$ – $\text {1647}$)
• 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.21$: The Cycloid