epicyclic
Adjective
Meaning
Pertaining to, resembling, or having the motion of, an epicycle.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
epicyclical
ptolemaic
world
circle
planet
planetary
global
worldwide
epicycloid
globally
epicycloidal
globalized
on a global scale
on a worldwide scale
sunwheel
Phrases with the word
Examples
epicyclic gear train
This removes the need for an overhead gantry, improving the appearance *Two component epicyclic gearing.
This simplified the apparent epicyclic motions of the planets, making it feasible to represent the planets' paths as simple circles.