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epicycle (0 synonym found)
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Definition of epicycle:
(n) :
(astronomy) A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth.
(n) :
(geometry) Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid or epicycloid.
(n) :
(figuratively) An ad hoc complication added to a model to make it fit the known data
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(organic chemistry) A ring of atoms joining parts of an already cyclic compound
Definition of epicycle:
(n) :
(astronomy) A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth.
(n) :
(geometry) Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid or epicycloid.
(n) :
(figuratively) An ad hoc complication added to a model to make it fit the known data
(n) :
(organic chemistry) A ring of atoms joining parts of an already cyclic compound
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