Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to a trochoid; partaking of the nature of a trochoid: as, the trochoidal curves, such as the epicycloid, the involute of the circle, and the spiral of Archimedes.
  • In anatomy and conchology, same as trochoid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the properties of a trochoid.
  • adjective (Anat. & Zoöl.) See Trochoid, a.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or shaped like a trochoid.

Etymologies

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trochoid +‎ -al

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Examples

  • A more powerful trochoidal oil pump, a re-designed piston and rings, and hydraulic tappets have taken overall reliability to a new level.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Machining time has been saved by the software's more efficient rest-machining and trochoidal-milling capabilities.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • A more powerful trochoidal oil pump, a re-designed piston and rings, and hydraulic tappets have taken overall reliability to a new level.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • A more powerful trochoidal oil pump, a re-designed piston and rings, and hydraulic tappets have taken overall reliability to a new level.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • A more powerful trochoidal oil pump, a re-designed piston and rings, and hydraulic tappets have taken overall reliability to a new level.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • A more powerful trochoidal oil pump, a re-designed piston and rings, and hydraulic tappets have taken overall reliability to a new level.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Adaptive area clearance eliminates full-width cuts using a concept similar to trochoidal milling.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • To further optimise the toolpath, the guide looks at how linking and editing cutterpaths, and adding corner smoothing and trochoidal movements can speed up machining and improve quality.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • A more powerful trochoidal oil pump, a re-designed piston and rings, and hydraulic tappets have taken overall reliability to a new level.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Partmaker 2010 features a number of more advanced 21/2-axis milling routines, including a variety of high-speed machining strategies, trochoidal milling, rest-area machining, face milling and a more powerful pocketing strategy.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

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