epicyclic

• Adjetivo que se refiere a un epiciclo o a los epiciclos; en la astronomía ptolemaica designa el pequeño círculo cuyo centro se mueve a lo largo de otro círculo mayor. También se usa para describir mecanismos que constan de engranajes cuyos ejes se mueven alrededor de otro eje central.

An obsolete adjective relating to an epicycle or epicycles; used historically in Ptolemaic astronomy to describe a small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one.

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   Of or relating to an epicycle, which is a small circle whose center moves along the circumference of a larger circle, used in ancient astronomy to explain planetary motion.

   Epicíclico

   • The epicyclic model was used by Ptolemy to describe the paths of planets.
   • Epicyclic gears are used in some mechanical systems to achieve complex rotations.
   • The ancient astronomers calculated epicyclic orbits to predict celestial movements.

   Sinónimosepicyclical