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ep·i·cy·cle
epicycle
pronunciation:
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part of speech:
noun
definition 1:
in early astronomy, a small circle whose center moves along the circumference of a larger circle.
definition 2:
in geometry, a small circle that rolls on the inside or the outside of the circumference of a larger circle.
derivation:
epicyclic (adj.)
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