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Definition of Trochoidal
1. a. Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the properties of a trochoid.
Definition of Trochoidal
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or shaped like a trochoid. ¹
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Definition of Trochoidal
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Medical Definition of Trochoidal
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trochoidal
Literary usage of Trochoidal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"In the trochoidal systems, it is now without the rolling circle of the external
hypo-system, but within that of the epi- system ..."
2. Theoretical Naval Architecture by Edward Lewis Attwood (1922)
"trochoidal WAVE THEORY. trochoidal Wave Theory.— All the observed phenomena of
ocean waves, that is, waves in deep water, fit in so well with the trochoidal ..."
3. Resistance of Ships and Screw Propulsion by David Watson Taylor (1893)
"Properties of trochoidal Waves. In this section I shall state certain properties
of trochoidal waves, which may be found demonstrated by Rankine or other ..."
4. A Treatise on Hydrodynamics: With Numerous Examples by Alfred Barnard Basset (1888)
"Gerstner's trochoidal Waves. 388. It was shown by Gerstner in 1802 and was
rediscovered by Rankine, that there exists a certain form of trochoidal waves, ..."
5. A Manual of Naval Architecture for Use of Officers of the Royal Navy by William Henry White (1900)
"... but it is now generally agreed that the modern or trochoidal theory of wave
motion fairly represents the phenomena, while preceding theories do not. ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... fc=2r/X; and the AX Vin 8 The lines of equal pressure, among which is included
of course the surf ace-pro file, are trochoidal curves. ..."
7. A Manual of Naval Architecture: For the Use of Officers of the Royal Navy by William Henry White (1882)
"... but it is now generally agreed that the modern or trochoidal theory of wave
motion fairly represents the phenomena, while preceding theories do not. ..."
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