Meaning Of The Word Epicycle
What's the definition of Epicycle? Find Epicycle meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Epicycle Meaning
| Epicycle Definition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Epicycle?
epicycle in American English
a circle whose center moves along the circumference of another, larger circle noun: a small circle the center of which moves around in the circumference of a larger circle: used in Ptolemaic astronomy to account for observed periodic irregularities in planetary motions epicycle in British English noun: (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 |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- Borazon ‐ a crystalline modification of boron nitride, which…
- Promotability ‐ noun: suitability for…
- Appointed actuary ‐ noun: An appointed actuary is an actuary appointed…
- Undiagnosable ‐ adjective: unable to be…
- Luthern ‐ noun; noun: a…
- Mitty ‐ noun
- Camp shirt ‐ noun: a short-sleeved shirt or blouse with a notched…
- Pseudosolution ‐ noun: a colloidal suspension in which the finely…
- Saprozoic ‐ absorbing simple organic material and dissolved…
- Small fortune ‐ a large…