astroid

English

An astroid

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “a star”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹɔɪd/

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• Homophone: asteroid (one pronunciation)

Noun

astroid (plural astroids)

1. (geometry) A hypocycloid with four cusps.

Related terms

• asteroid
• astronomy

Translations

hypocycloid with four cusps

• Czech: astroida f
• Finnish: asteroidi (fi)
• French: astroïde (fr) m
• Ido: astroido (io)
• Romanian: astroidă (ro) f
• Russian: астро́ида (ru) f (astróida)
• Spanish: astroide m

See also

• asteroid

Further reading

• “astroid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Tirados