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Noun Concept
Categories: Ancient Greek astronomy
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epicycle
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A circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid WordNet 3.0
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A circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid or epicycloid. Wiktionary
Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle. Wiktionary (translation)
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circle
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epicyclic
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