epicycle meaning in Malayalam

Malayalam words for epicycle

a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle

അധിചക്രം adhicakraṁ

English meaning of epicycle

1. noun 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.
2. noun Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid or epicycloid.
3. noun A ring of atoms joining parts of an already cyclic compound.
4. noun An ad hoc complication added to a model to make it fit the known data.

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Questions about epicycle in Malayalam

What is the meaning of epicycle in Malayalam?

Epicycle in Malayalam is അധിചക്രം (adhicakraṁ).

epicycle എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?

Epicycle: അധിചക്രം (adhicakraṁ).

What does epicycle mean in English?

Epicycle means 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.