epicyclic

English

Etymology

From epicycle +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

epicyclic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to epicycles.
2. Of a gearbox, having two gears mounted so that the center of one gear revolves around the center of the other.
   • 1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 561:

     The gearbox is of the self-changing compound epicyclic SE.4 type, with Sinclair fluid coupling, having a maximum torque of 750 lb./ft.

Derived terms

• epicyclic gear

Translations

of or relating to epicycles

• Manx: far-chiarkylagh