epicycle

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈe-pə-ˌsī-kəl\
- /ˈe.pɪ.saɪkl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈe-pə-ˌsī-kəl\

Definitions of epicycle word

noun epicycle A small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one. 1
noun epicycle (in the Ptolemaic system) a small circle, around which a planet was thought to revolve, whose centre describes a larger circle (the deferent) centred on the earth 0
noun epicycle a circle that rolls around the inside or outside of another circle, so generating an epicycloid or hypocycloid 0
noun epicycle a circle whose center moves along the circumference of another, larger circle 0
noun epicycle a circle which generates a hypocycloid or epicycloid by rolling around the circumference of a fixed circle 0
noun epicycle (astronomy) A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth. 0

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Parts of speech for Epicycle

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epicycle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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