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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-epicycle.wav Forms: epicycles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin epicyclus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκυκλος (epíkuklos), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|epicyclus}} Latin epicyclus, {{uder|en|grc|ἐπίκυκλος}} Ancient Greek ἐπίκυκλος (epíkuklos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} epicycle (plural epicycles)
  1. (astronomy) 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. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Obsolete scientific theories, Orbits Translations (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle): епицикъл (epicikǎl) (Bulgarian), epicicle (Catalan), epicykl [masculine] (Czech), epicykel (Danish), epicykels (Dutch), episykli (Finnish), épicycle (French), Epizykel (German), אפיציקל (Hebrew), aukahringur [masculine] (Icelandic), hjáhringur [masculine] (Icelandic), epiciklo (Ido), epiciclo (Italian), episiklu (Kabuverdianu), epiciclo (Kabuverdianu), അധിചക്രം (adhicakraṁ) (Malayalam), far-chiarkyl [masculine] (Manx), episyklus (Norwegian), تدویر (tadvir) (Persian), فلک تدویر (falak-e tadvir) (Persian), epiciclo [masculine] (Portuguese), эпицикл (epicikl) (Russian), epicyklus (Slovak), epiciclo [masculine] (Spanish), epicykel (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-epicycle-en-noun-KCKqK7zR Disambiguation of Obsolete scientific theories: 42 25 20 13 Disambiguation of Orbits: 31 32 22 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kabuverdianu translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Middle Persian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 34 28 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 31 26 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 32 18 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 30 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 31 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 31 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 30 33 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 34 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 32 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 33 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 32 31 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 31 31 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 35 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Kabuverdianu translations: 28 34 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 29 34 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 31 31 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle Persian translations: 30 30 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 31 31 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 30 30 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 32 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 35 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 30 30 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 29 20 15 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle': 71 17 8 4
  2. (geometry) Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid or epicycloid. Categories (topical): Geometry, Circle, Curves, Orbits Translations (any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle): episykli (Finnish), far-chiarkyl [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-epicycle-en-noun-82ME0V~6 Disambiguation of Circle: 30 56 6 8 Disambiguation of Curves: 25 47 15 13 Disambiguation of Orbits: 31 32 22 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kabuverdianu translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Middle Persian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 34 28 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 31 26 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 32 18 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 35 26 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 36 28 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 30 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 31 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 31 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 30 33 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 34 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 32 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 35 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 33 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 32 31 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 31 31 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 27 38 22 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 35 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Kabuverdianu translations: 28 34 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 29 34 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 31 31 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle Persian translations: 30 30 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 31 31 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 30 30 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 32 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 35 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 30 30 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 35 23 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 29 20 15 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle': 17 66 11 6
  3. (organic chemistry) A ring of atoms joining parts of an already cyclic compound Categories (topical): Organic chemistry, Orbits
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  4. (figuratively) An ad hoc complication added to a model to make it fit the known data Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Orbits
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Derived forms: epicyclic

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          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "atom",
          "atom"
        ],
        [
          "cyclic",
          "cyclic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(organic chemistry) A ring of atoms joining parts of an already cyclic compound"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "organic-chemistry",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1978, The Journal of the Siam Society, volumes 66-67, page 152:",
          "text": "If two chronicles seemed contradictory, instead of trying to choose between them, a rationalization (epicycle) was devised to cover both.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998, Paul Joseph Kelly, Impartiality, Neutrality and Justice: Re-reading Brian Barry’s Justice as Impartiality, page 12:",
          "text": "Rather than solve the theoretical problem of how to produce a method of political ethics, the contractarian device introduces an unnecessary theoretical epicycle into what is otherwise a coherent account of social justice in particular and political morality in general.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ad hoc complication added to a model to make it fit the known data"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ad hoc",
          "ad hoc"
        ],
        [
          "complication",
          "complication"
        ],
        [
          "model",
          "model"
        ],
        [
          "data",
          "data"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) An ad hoc complication added to a model to make it fit the known data"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "epicikǎl",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "епицикъл"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "epicicle"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epicykl"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "epicykel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "epicykels"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "episykli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "épicycle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "Epizykel"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "אפיציקל"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aukahringur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hjáhringur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "epiciklo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "epiciclo"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "episiklu"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "epiciclo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "adhicakraṁ",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "അധിചക്രം"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "far-chiarkyl"
    },
    {
      "code": "pal",
      "lang": "Middle Persian",
      "note": "[script needed] (ywg /⁠ǰuγ⁠/)",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "episyklus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tadvir",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "تدویر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "falak-e tadvir",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "فلک تدویر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epiciclo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "epicikl",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "эпицикл"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "epicyklus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epiciclo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
      "word": "epicykel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle",
      "word": "episykli"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "far-chiarkyl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "epicycle"
}

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