EPICYCLE
8 letters
17 Scrabble points
/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/
Definition of EPICYCLE
noun
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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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Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid or epicycloid.
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A ring of atoms joining parts of an already cyclic compound
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
E
P
I
C
Y
C
L
E
Length
8 letters
Scrabble Score
17 points