adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to epicycles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
epicyclic
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adj
Meaning 2
Of a gearbox, having two gears mounted so that the center of one gear revolves around the center of the other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to an epicycle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- epicyclic gear train
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: epicyclical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English epicycle Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English epicyclic From epicycle + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Manx: far-chiarkylagh — of or relating to epicycles
- Polish: epicykliczny — of or relating to epicycles