How do you pronounce epicycle?

epicycle is pronounced as /ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkl/.

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epicycle

🔄epicycle (épicyle)

noun

/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkl/

cercle épicyclique (cercle epicyclique)

epicurean epicycloid

Signification

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

Traduction de la signification

un petit cercle dont le centre tourne autour de la circonférence d'un plus grand

un petit cercle dont le centre tourne autour de la circonference d'un plus grand

Phrases d'exemple

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

Le concept d'épicyle a été utilisé pour expliquer le mouvement des planètes.

Le concept d'epicyle a ete utilise pour expliquer le mouvement des planetes.

Synonymes

orbit, circle, revolution, rotation

Antonymes

line, straight path

Collocations

planetary epicycle, motion epicycle, Ptolemaic epicycle

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