epicycles

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A form of epicycle — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of epicycle
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