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“cyclic curve”
spherical cyclic curve, cyclic curve
A curve; such as, a cycloid, cardioid, or epicycloid; generated by a point of a circle that rolls (without slipping) on a given curve.
It involves the intersection of a quadric surface with a sphere.
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sphero-, spher-, -sphere-
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