trochilic

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/tɹəʊˈkɪlɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels

“trochilic engine”

OriginAncient Greek τροχίλος →
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Meanings

adjectivetrochilic (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableOf or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels

    trochilic engine

    1 more example

    I am advertised that there is one, which by Art Trochilick, will draw all English Surnames of the best Families out of the pit of Poetry

    1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτροχίλος
  2. Englishtrochilic

Back-formation from trochilics, from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “run, move quickly”).

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Translations

Italian trochilico
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trochilic

acrylicidyllicacidophilicalkalithermophilicodylicplushophilic
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Anagrams

chloritic
Cite this entry
APA

trochilic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochilic

MLA

“trochilic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochilic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trochilic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trochilic.

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