Relating to or having the properties and shape of a cycloid curve.
From cycloid + -al (adjective suffix). Formed in 17th-18th century mathematics as the field of cycloid geometry expanded.
Cycloidal motion appears everywhere in engineering—from cam mechanisms in engines to gears—because the smooth acceleration and deceleration of the cycloid curve makes machines run more efficiently and last longer.
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