trajectoid
Pronunciations
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/tɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.tɔɪd/
Noun
A solid shape that traces a periodic trajectory when rolled down a slope.
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Here, we develop an algorithm to design such bodies—which we call ‘trajectoids’—and then validate these designs experimentally by three-dimensionally printing the computed shapes and tracking their rolling paths, including those that close onto themselves such that the body’s centre of mass moves intermittently uphill.
Word forms
trajectoids