cyclode Math.
(ˈsaɪkləʊd, ˈsɪk-)
[f. Gr. κύκλος circle + ὁδός path.]
A name introduced by Prof. Sylvester, 1869, for the involute of any order to a circle. See involute.
| 1869 Sylvester in Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. II. 137–160 A Cyclode is the continued [n{supt}{suph}] involute of a circle. |