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Epicycle
UK
/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/
US
/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/
Translation of "epicycle" into Russian
epicycle
Noun
UK
/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/
US
/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/
epicycle
epicycles pl
In ancient astronomy, an epicycle was used to explain the complex movements of planets.
В древней астрономии эпицикл использовался для объяснения сложных движений планет.
Definitions
epicycle
Noun
UK
/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/
US
/ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/
A small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one, used to describe planetary orbits in the Ptolemaic system.
In ancient astronomy, the concept of an epicycle was used to explain the complex movements of planets in the sky.
A subsidiary cycle or ad-hoc complication added to a theory or system to reconcile it with observed data.
Critics saw the new regulation as just another epicycle in an already convoluted tax code.