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Deltoid (curve) - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Cuneate, Cuneiform, Open, Palmate, Splay

In geometry, a deltoid is a hypocycloid of three cusps. A line segment can slide with each end on the deltoid and remain tangent to the deltoid. The point of tangency travels around the deltoid twice while each end travels around it once.

Example Usage of Deltoid

viperfish: Freaky Deltoid Man, Dwight Howard
sxjohnson: I kind of want to pretend Frankie Edgar's left Deltoid tattoo is the SOIA dragon.... Ridiculous I know.
revkin: @pluckow Gratitude for Deltoid's analytics.
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