Meaning Of The Word Epicycle
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Epicycle Meaning
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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 |
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