epicyclic
adjective
epicyclic is spelled E-P-I-C-Y-C-L-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, epicyclic means “Of or relating to epicycles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in epicyclic?
| Letters | 9: E-P-I-C-Y-C-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is epicyclic?
Epicyclic appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce epicyclic?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-epicyclic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does epicyclic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does epicyclic come from?
From epicycle + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).