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epicyclical

epicyclical adjective: of or pertaining to an epicycle.

Adjective

epicyclical (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an epicycle.
    • We showed that at different perturbing frequencies, the angular momentum vector traces epicyclical patterns..2015, Uzziel Perez, Angeleene S. Ang, Quirino M. Sugon Jr., Daniel J. McNamara, Akimasa Yoshikawa, “Lorentz Dispersion Law from classical Hydrogen electron orbits in AC electric field via geometric...

Origin of epicyclical

From epi- + cyclical.

Questions about epicyclical

What does epicyclical mean?
Epicyclical means of or pertaining to an epicycle.
What part of speech is epicyclical?
Epicyclical is an adjective.

Words near epicyclical in the dictionary

  1. epicycle
  2. epicycles
  3. epicyclic
  4. epicyclic gear
  5. epicyclic gears
  6. epicyclical
  7. epicycloid
  8. epicycloidal
  9. epicycloidal wheel
  10. epicycloidal wheels
  11. epicycloids

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