Epicycloidal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epicycloidal \Ep`i*cy*cloid"al\, a.
     Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Epicycloidal wheel}, a device for producing straight-line
        motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin


        fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a
        straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed
        internal gear of twice its diameter.
        [1913 Webster]