Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epicyclical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epicycli-cal
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an epicycle.

Example Sentences

"We showed that at different perturbing frequencies, the angular momentum vector traces epicyclical patterns.."

Etymology

From epi- + cyclical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epi

Synonyms

epicyclic

Questions

What does epicyclical mean?: Of or pertaining to an epicycle.
Where does epicyclical come from?: From epi- + cyclical.

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