Epicycle

//ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl//

Synonyms for "epicycle"

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Translations

39 translations across 31 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • ἐπίκυκλος noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Arabic

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  • فَلَك التَّدوِير noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Bulgarian

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  • епицикъл noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
  • епицикълът noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Catalan

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  • epicicle noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 本輪 /本轮 noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Czech

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  • epicykl noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Danish

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  • epicykel noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Dutch

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  • epicykels noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Finnish

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  • episykli noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
  • episykli noun (any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle)

French

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  • épicycle noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

German

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  • Epizykel noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Hebrew

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  • אפיציקל noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Icelandic

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  • aukahringur noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
  • hjáhringur noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Ido

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  • epiciklo noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Italian

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  • epiciclo noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Japanese

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  • 周転円 noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Kabuverdianu

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  • epiciclo noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
  • episiklu noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Latin

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  • epicyclus noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Malayalam

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  • അധിചക്രം noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Manx

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  • far-chiarkyl noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
  • far-chiarkyl noun (any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle)

Norwegian

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  • episyklus noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Persian

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  • تدویر noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
  • فلک تدویر noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Polish

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  • epicykl noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
  • epicykl noun (any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle)

Portuguese

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  • epiciclo noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Russian

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  • эпицикл noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Sanskrit

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  • नीचोच्चवृत्त noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
  • वृत्त noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Slovak

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  • epicyklus noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Spanish

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  • epiciclo noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Swedish

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  • epicykel noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Tamil

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  • எபி வட்டம் noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Ukrainian

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  • епіцикл noun (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)

Sample sentences

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The epicycle made it possible for the Greeks to explain the planetary movements.

Source: tatoeba (3086173)

Like most astronomers before him, Ptolemy believed the Sun, Moon, and other planets circled the Earth. He thought that each space body moved in a small circle (an epicycle) that was itself orbiting Earth.

Source: tatoeba (3957926)

As presented to the earth the track of a planet is an elaborate epicycle; but Copernicus bade us transfer ourselves to the sun and look again.

Source: tatoeba (11741055)

Is it not [Philosophie], that […] teacheth miserie, famine and sicknesse to laugh? Not by reason of some imaginarie Epicicles, but by naturall and palpable reasons.

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