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trochilic

/tɹəʊˈkɪlɪk/

trochilic adjective: of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels.

Adjective

trochilic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels
    • trochilic engine
    • I am advertised that there is one, which by Art Trochilick, will draw all English Surnames of the best Families out of the pit of Poetry1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC

Origin of trochilic

Back-formation from trochilics, from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “run, move quickly”).

Words that rhyme with trochilic

Questions about trochilic

What does trochilic mean?
Trochilic means of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels.
What part of speech is trochilic?
Trochilic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce trochilic?
Trochilic is pronounced /tɹəʊˈkɪlɪk/.

Words near trochilic in the dictionary

  1. trochid
  2. trochids
  3. trochiform
  4. trochil
  5. trochili
  6. trochilic
  7. trochilics
  8. trochilid
  9. trochilidine
  10. trochilidist
  11. trochilidists

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