Epicycle Definition
ĕpĭ-sīkəl
epicycles
noun
A circle whose center moves along the circumference of another, larger circle.
Webster's New World
A circle which generates a hypocycloid or epicycloid by rolling around the circumference of a fixed circle.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Epicycle
Noun
Singular:
epicycle
Plural:
epicyclesOrigin of Epicycle
-
Middle English epicicle from Late Latin epicyclus from Greek epikuklos epi- epi- kuklos circle kwel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
-
From Latin epicyclus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκυκλος (epikuklos), from ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + κύκλος (kuklos, “circle”).
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to epicycle using the buttons below.