Definition of

Hypocycloid

Hypocycloid

The curve made by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling around the inside of a larger circle.

We get a different curve based on the ratio of the two circles. When that ratio is:

• 2 we get a straight line
• 3 we get a deltoid, which has three cusps
• 4 we get an astroid, which has four cusps
n we get n cusps