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epicycle meaning in Tamil

எபி வட்டம் epi vaṭṭam

UK/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/

epicycle in Tamil: எபி வட்டம் (epi vaṭṭam). 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.

Tamil words for epicycle

a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle
எபி வட்டம் epi vaṭṭam

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of epicycle in Tamil?
Epicycle in Tamil is எபி வட்டம் (epi vaṭṭam).
epicycle என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Epicycle: எபி வட்டம் (epi vaṭṭam).
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.

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