epicykl
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
epicykl m inan
- epicycle (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
Declension
Related terms
- See cyklus
Further reading
- “epicykl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin epicyclus.
Pronunciation
Noun
epicykl m inan
- (historical, Ptolemaic astronomy) epicycle (small circle whose center is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy, it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth)
- (geometry) epicycle (any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid or epicycloid)
Declension
Declension of epicykl
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epicykl | epicykle |
| genitive | epicyklu | epicykli/epicyklów |
| dative | epicyklowi | epicyklom |
| accusative | epicykl | epicykle |
| instrumental | epicyklem | epicyklami |
| locative | epicyklu | epicyklach |
| vocative | epicyklu | epicykle |
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