🔄epicycle

noun
/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkl/

Meaning

a small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one, used in ancient astronomy

Example Sentences

The concept of the epicycle was used to explain planetary motion.

Synonyms

orbit, circle, revolution, rotation

Antonyms

line, straight path

Collocations

planetary epicycle, motion epicycle, Ptolemaic epicycle

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