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— English words —

• epicycle n. (Astronomy) A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy…
• epicycle n. (Mathematics) Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid…
• epicycle n. (Organic chemistry) A ring of atoms joining parts of an already cyclic compound.
• epicycle n. (Figuratively) An ad hoc complication added to a model to make it fit the known data.

— In French —

• épicycle n.m. (Astronomie) (Histoire des sciences) Petit cercle imaginé…

44 English words from 4 English definitions

added ad␣hoc already another Any A␣ring around astronomy atoms centre chemistry circle circumference complication compound creating cyclic data Figuratively fit hypocycloid joining known larger make make␣it Mathematics model of␣a of␣an on␣the Organic Organic␣chemistry parts Ptolemaic ring rolls rolls␣around small small␣circle that the thus whose

3 English words from the foreign definition

des Petit sciences

1 foreign word from 4 English definitions

hoc

4 foreign words from the foreign definition

Astronomie cercle Histoire imaginé

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

epicycles

17 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CLE cyc cycl- cycle epi Epi EPI epi- epic Epic EPIC icy Icy icycle pic PIC YCL

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CIP cyc ipe ipé

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

epicycles pericycle

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

e-bicycle

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