Definition of EPICYCLIC

epicyclic

Adjective

  • of or relating to an epicycle
    • "epicyclic gear train"

Adj

  • Of or relating to epicycles.
  • Of a gearbox, having two gears mounted so that the center of one gear revolves around the center of the other.

Origin / Etymology

From epicycle + -ic.

Synonyms

epicyclical

Scrabble Score: 20

epicyclic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
epicyclic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
epicyclic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

epicyclic: valid Words With Friends Word