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epicyclic gear |
epicyclic gear train |
epicyclic train |
epicyclical |
epicycloid |
epicycloidal
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| epideictic oratory
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| epidemic
| epidemic cholera
epicycloidal
CIDE DICTIONARY
epicycloidal, a.
Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties. [1913 Webster]
Epicycloidal wheel, a device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed internal gear of twice its diameter.
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