Haftarah
         n 1: a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath
               in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
               [syn: {Haftorah}, {Haftarah}, {Haphtorah}, {Haphtarah}]

English Dictionary: heavy hydrogen	by the DICT Development Group
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Haftorah n a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah Synonym(s): Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah
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Haphtarah n a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah Synonym(s): Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah
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Haphtorah n a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah Synonym(s): Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah
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heavy hitter n an influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in
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heavy hydrogen n an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen) Synonym(s): deuterium, heavy hydrogen
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heavy water n water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors Synonym(s): heavy water, deuterium oxide
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hipped roof n a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides [syn: hip roof, hipped roof]
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hippodrome n a stadium for horse shows or horse races
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Hippotragus n sable antelopes Synonym(s): Hippotragus, genus Hippotragus
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Hippotragus niger n large black East African antelope with sharp backward- curving horns Synonym(s): sable antelope, Hippotragus niger
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hypaethral adj partly or entirely open to the sky [syn: hypaethral, hypethral]
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hypethral adj partly or entirely open to the sky [syn: hypaethral, hypethral]
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hypoadrenalism n a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin Synonym(s): Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenocorticism
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hypoadrenocorticism n a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin Synonym(s): Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenocorticism
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Hypoderma n in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies Synonym(s): Hypoderma, genus Hypoderma
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hypodermal adj of or relating to the hypodermis
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Hypodermatidae n warble flies [syn: Oestridae, family Oestridae, Hypodermatidae, family Hypodermatidae]
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hypodermic adj relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant" Synonym(s): hypodermic, subcutaneous n a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections Synonym(s): hypodermic syringe, hypodermic, hypo
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hypodermic needle n a hollow needle
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hypodermic syringe n a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections Synonym(s): hypodermic syringe, hypodermic, hypo
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hypodermis n layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods
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hypothermia n subnormal body temperature [ant: hyperthermia, hyperthermy]
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hypothermic adj of or relating to or affected by hypothermia
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hypothrombinemia n a low level of prothrombin (factor II) in the circulating blood; results in long clotting time and poor clot formation and sometimes excessive bleeding; can result from vitamin K deficiency
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hypothyroidism n an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones Antonym(s): hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis
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Habiture \Hab"i*ture\ (?; 135), n.       Habitude. [Obs.]
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Hafter \Haft"er\, n. [[?]f. G. haften to cling or stick to, and       E. haffle.]       A caviler; a wrangler. [Obs.] --Baret.
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Hep tree \Hep" tree`\ [See {Hep}.]       The wild dog-rose.
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Hepatorenal \Hep`a*to*re"nal\, a. [Hepatic + renal.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the       hepatorenal ligament.
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Heptarch \Hep"tarch\, n.       Same as {Heptarchist}.
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Heptarchist \Hep"tarch*ist\, n.       A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [Written also       {heptarch}.]
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Heptarch \Hep"tarch\, n.       Same as {Heptarchist}.
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Heptarchist \Hep"tarch*ist\, n.       A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [Written also       {heptarch}.]
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Heptarchic \Hep*tar"chic\, a. [Cf. F. heptarchique.]       Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting       of a heptarchy. --T. Warton.
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Heptarchist \Hep"tarch*ist\, n.       A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [Written also       {heptarch}.]
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Heptarchy \Hep"tarch*y\, n. [Hepta- + -archy: cf. F.       heptarchie.]       A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven       rulers.          Note: The word is most commonly applied to England, when it                was divided into seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon                heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the South Saxons                (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons (Essex),                the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.
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Shovelnose \Shov"el*nose`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The common sand shark. See under {Snad}.       (b) A small California shark ({Heptranchias maculatus}),             which is taken for its oil.       (c) A Pacific Ocean shark ({Hexanchus corinus}).       (d) A ganoid fish of the Sturgeon family ({Scaphirhynchus             platyrhynchus}) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; --             called also {white sturgeon}.
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Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hepe, AS. he[a2]pe; cf. OHG. hiufo a bramble       bush.] (Bot.)       The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose       ({Rosa canina}). [Written also {hop}, {hep}.]          {Hip tree} (Bot.), the dog-rose.
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Hip tree \Hip" tree`\ (Bot.)       The dog-rose.
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Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG.       huf, G. h[81]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[94]ft, Goth. hups; cf.       Icel. huppr, and also Gr. [?] the hollow above the hips of       cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.]       1. The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of             the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.          2. (Arch.) The external angle formed by the meeting of two             sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall             plates running in different directions.          3. (Engin) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end             post meets the top chord. --Waddell.          {Hip bone} (Anat.), the innominate bone; -- called also             {haunch bone} and {huckle bone}.          {Hip girdle} (Anat.), the pelvic girdle.          {Hip joint} (Anat.), the articulation between the thigh bone             and hip bone.          {Hip knob} (Arch.), a finial, ball, or other ornament at the             intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge.          {Hip molding} (Arch.), a molding on the hip of a roof,             covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing.          {Hip rafter} (Arch.), the rafter extending from the wall             plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof.          {Hip roof}, {Hipped roof} (Arch.), a roof having sloping ends             and sloping sides. See {Hip}, n., 2., and {Hip}, v. t., 3.                      {Hip tile}, a tile made to cover the hip of a roof.          {To catch upon the hip}, [or] {To have on the hip}, to have             or get the advantage of; -- a figure probably derived from             wresting. --Shak.          {To smite hip and thigh}, to overthrow completely; to defeat             utterly. --Judg. xv. 8.
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Hip \Hip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Hipping}.]       1. To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure             the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to             produce a permanent depression of that side.          2. To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling             (technically called cross buttock).          3. To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.          {Hipped roof}. See {Hip roof}, under {Hip}.
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Hippodrome \Hip"po*drome\, n. (Sports)       A fraudulent contest with a predetermined winner. [Slang, U.       S.]
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Hippodrome \Hip"po*drome\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {-dromed}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {-droming}.] (Sports)       To arrange contests with predetermined winners. [Slang, U.       S.]
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Hippodrome \Hip"po*drome\, n. [L. hippodromos, Gr. [?]; "i`ppos       horse + [?] course, fr. [?] to run: cf. F. hippodrome.]       1. (Gr. Antiq.) A place set apart for equestrian and chariot             races.          2. An arena for equestrian performances; a circus.
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d8Maharif \[d8]Ma`ha*rif"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       An African antelope ({Hippotragus Bakeri}). Its face is       striped with black and white.
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Roan \Roan\, a. [F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It. rovano,       roano.]       1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray             or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.                         Give my roan a drench.                        --Shak.          2. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding.          {Roan antelope} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South African             antelope ({Hippotragus equinus}). It has long sharp horns             and a stiff bright brown mane. Called also {mahnya},             {equine antelope}, and {bastard gemsbok}.
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Sable \Sa"ble\, a.       Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly       in poetry.                   Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless                majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden scepter o'er a                slumbering world.                                    --Young.          {Sable antelope} (Zo[94]l.), a large South African antelope             ({Hippotragus niger}). Both sexes have long, sharp horns.             The adult male is black; the female is dark chestnut             above, white beneath.          {Sable iron}, a superior quality of Russia iron; -- so called             because originally stamped with the figure of a sable.          {Sable mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the lemming.
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Addax \Ad"dax\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the largest African antelopes ({Hippotragus, [or]       Oryx, nasomaculatus}).          Note: It is now believed to be the {Strepsiceros} (twisted                horn) of the ancients. By some it is thought to be the                pygarg of the Bible.
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Hoop \Hoop\, n. [OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.]       1. A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form,             and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of             casks, tubs, etc.          2. A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as             the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in             making cheese.          3. A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone,             metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the             skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in             the plural.                         Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of                      whale.                                                --Pope.          4. A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with             hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents             measured by the distance between the hoops. [Obs.]          5. An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from             one to four pecks. [Eng.] --Halliwell.          {Bulge hoop}, {Chine hoop}, {Quarter hoop}, the hoop nearest             the middle of a cask, that nearest the end, and the             intermediate hoop between these two, respectively.          {Flat hoop}, a wooden hoop dressed flat on both sides.          {Half-round hoop}, a wooden hoop left rounding and undressed             on the outside.          {Hoop iron}, iron in thin narrow strips, used for making             hoops.          {Hoop lock}, the fastening for uniting the ends of wooden             hoops by notching and interlocking them.          {Hoop skirt}, a framework of hoops for expanding the skirts             of a woman's dress; -- called also {hoop petticoat}.          {Hoop snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless snake of the Southern             United States ({Abaster erythrogrammus}); -- so called             from the mistaken notion that it curves itself into a             hoop, taking its tail into its mouth, and rolls along with             great velocity.          {Hoop tree} (Bot.), a small West Indian tree ({Melia             sempervirens}), of the Mahogany family.
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Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.       hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.       humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]       1. (Bot.) A climbing plant ({Humulus Lupulus}), having a             long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its             fruit (hops).          2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in             brewing to give a bitter taste.          3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See {Hip}.          {Hop back}. (Brewing) See under 1st {Back}.          {Hop clover} (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads             like hops in miniature ({Trifolium agrarium}, and {T.             procumbens}).          {Hop flea} (Zo[94]l.), a small flea beetle ({Haltica             concinna}), very injurious to hops.          {Hop fly} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid ({Phorodon humuli}), very             injurious to hop vines.          {Hop froth fly} (Zo[94]l.), an hemipterous insect             ({Aphrophora interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It             often does great damage to hop vines.          {Hop hornbeam} (Bot.), an American tree of the genus {Ostrya}             ({O. Virginica}) the American ironwood; also, a European             species ({O. vulgaris}).          {Hop moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Hypena humuli}), which in the             larval state is very injurious to hop vines.          {Hop picker}, one who picks hops.          {Hop pole}, a pole used to support hop vines.          {Hop tree} (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia             trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large             clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.          {Hop vine} (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop.
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Hyp91thral \Hy*p[91]"thral\, Hypethral \Hy*pe"thral\, a. [L.       hypaethrus in the open air, uncovered, Gr. [?]; [?] under +       [?] ether, the clear sky.] (Arch.)       Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; -- applied to a building       or part of a building. --Gwilt.
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Hyp91thral \Hy*p[91]"thral\, Hypethral \Hy*pe"thral\, a. [L.       hypaethrus in the open air, uncovered, Gr. [?]; [?] under +       [?] ether, the clear sky.] (Arch.)       Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; -- applied to a building       or part of a building. --Gwilt.
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Hypoblast \Hy"po*blast\, n. [Pref. hypo- + -blast.] (Biol.)       The inner or lower layer of the blastoderm; -- called also       {endoderm}, {entoderm}, and sometimes {hypoderm}. See Illust.       of {Blastoderm}, {Delamination}, and {Ectoderm}.
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Hypoderm \Hyp"o*derm\, n. [Pref. hypo- + -derm.] (Biol.)       Same as {Hypoblast}.
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Hypoblast \Hy"po*blast\, n. [Pref. hypo- + -blast.] (Biol.)       The inner or lower layer of the blastoderm; -- called also       {endoderm}, {entoderm}, and sometimes {hypoderm}. See Illust.       of {Blastoderm}, {Delamination}, and {Ectoderm}.
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Hypoderm \Hyp"o*derm\, n. [Pref. hypo- + -derm.] (Biol.)       Same as {Hypoblast}.
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Burrel fly \Bur"rel fly`\ [From its reddish color. See 1st       {Burrel}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The botfly or gadfly of cattle ({Hypoderma bovis}). See       {Gadfly}.
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Gadfly \Gad"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gadflies}. [Gad + fly.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any dipterous insect of the genus {Oestrus}, and allied       genera of botflies.          Note: The sheep gadfly ({Oestrus ovis}) deposits its young in                the nostrils of sheep, and the larv[91] develop in the                frontal sinuses. The common species which infests                cattle ({Hypoderma bovis}) deposits its eggs upon or in                the skin where the larv[91] or bots live and produce                sores called wormels. The gadflies of the horse produce                the intestinal parasites called bots. See {Botfly}, and                {Bots}. The true horseflies are often erroneously                called gadflies, and the true gadflies are sometimes                incorrectly called breeze flies.          {Gadfly petrel} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small petrels of             the genus {Oestrelata}.
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Hypodermatic \Hyp`o*der*mat"ic\, a.       Hypodermic. -- {Hyp`o*der*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Hypodermatic \Hyp`o*der*mat"ic\, a.       Hypodermic. -- {Hyp`o*der*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Hypodermic \Hyp`o*der"mic\, a. [See {Hypoderma}.]       Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.          {Hypodermic medication}, the application of remedies under             the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called             the hypodermic syringe. -- {Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly}, adv.
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Hypodermic \Hyp`o*der"mic\, a. [See {Hypoderma}.]       Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.          {Hypodermic medication}, the application of remedies under             the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called             the hypodermic syringe. -- {Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly}, adv.
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Hypodermic \Hyp`o*der"mic\, a. [See {Hypoderma}.]       Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.          {Hypodermic medication}, the application of remedies under             the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called             the hypodermic syringe. -- {Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly}, adv.
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d8Hypotarsus \[d8]Hy`po*tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Hypotarsi}. [NL. See       {Hypo-}, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.)       A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of       many birds; the calcaneal process. -- {Hy`po*tar"sal}, a.
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d8Hypotarsus \[d8]Hy`po*tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Hypotarsi}. [NL. See       {Hypo-}, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.)       A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of       many birds; the calcaneal process. -- {Hy`po*tar"sal}, a.
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d8Gorgerin \[d8]Gor`ge*rin"\, n. [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.)       In some columns, that part of the capital between the       termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or       the space between two neck moldings; -- called also {neck of       the capital}, and {hypotrachelium}. See Illust. of {Column}.
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Hypotrochoid \Hy`po*tro"choid\, n. [Pref. hypo- + trochoid.]       (Geom.)       A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced,       of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed       circle. See {Hypocycloid}, {Epicycloid}, and {Trochoid}.