Meanings
adjectiveepicyclical (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to an epicycle.
We showed that at different perturbing frequencies, the angular momentum vector traces epicyclical patterns..
2015, Uzziel Perez, Angeleene S. Ang, Quirino M. Sugon Jr., Daniel J. McNamara, Akimasa Yoshikawa, “Lorentz Dispersion Law from classical Hydrogen electron orbits in AC electric field via geometric algebra”, in arXiv
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to an epicycle
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epicyclical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicyclical
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“epicyclical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicyclical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epicyclical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicyclical.
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