adj
Meaning 1
Capable of rolling.
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Standard Lemma guide
trochoid
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adj
Meaning 2
Allowing rotation.
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adj
Meaning 3
High-spired; conical.
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Topics: biology, malacology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
The curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line
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noun
Meaning 5
An organism or fossil with a trochoid shell (especially one in the gastropod family Trochidae), or the shell itself.
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Topics: biology, malacology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τροχοειδής (trokhoeidḗs), from τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image”).