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Epicyclic Train

Definition: Epicyclic Train

Epicyclic Train

Noun

1. A system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Specialty Definitions: Epicyclic Train

DomainDefinitions

Mechanical Engineering

A train of non-crossed gears in which the axis of one gear revolves round the axis of another gear. It is used either as a reducer or as a differential gearing. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Epicyclic Train

Synonym: epicyclic gear train (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Epicyclic Train

English words defined with "epicyclic train": Differential gearingepicyclic gearPlanet gear, Planet wheel, planetary gearsun gear. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Epicyclic Train

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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epicyclic train

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Modern Translations: Epicyclic Train

Language Translations for "epicyclic train"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

epicyklisk gear (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

planetair tandwielstelsel (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

planeettapyörästö (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears). (various references)

   

French

  

engrenage planétaire (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing), train planétaire (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing), train épicycloïdal (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing), pignon épicycloïdal (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing). (various references)

   

German

  

Umlaufgetriebe (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planet gear, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears, planetary pinion), Planetengetriebe (control by epicyclic gear, control by planet gear, epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planet gear, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears, planetary pinion). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πλανητικό κιβώτιο (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears), πλανητικό σύστημα οδοντοτροχών (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears), επικυκλικός μηχανισμός (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears), επικυκλικό σύστημα οδοντοτών τροχών (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears). (various references)

   

Italian

  

treno epicicloidale di ingranaggi (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

epicyclicay aintray

   

Portuguese

  

engrenagem planetária (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears, sun gear), trem planetário (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears), trem epicicloidal (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

engranaje planetario (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planet gear, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears, planetary pinion, sun gear), tren epicicloidal (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

planethjulssats (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Epicyclic Train

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-c-e-i-i-i-l-n-p-r-t-y"

-3 letters: accipitrine, circinately.

-4 letters: pericyclic.

-5 letters: accipiter, certainly, circinate, epicritic, epicyclic, interplay, intricacy, linearity, painterly, pearlitic, peccantly, reptilian, triclinia, triclinic, tricyclic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Epicyclic Train


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 70 69 63 79 63 6C 69 63      54 72 61 69 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01110000 01101001 01100011 01111001 01100011 01101100 01101001 01100011 00100000 01010100 01110010 01100001 01101001 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#112 &#105 &#99 &#121 &#99 &#108 &#105 &#99 &#32 &#84 &#114 &#97 &#105 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0070 0069 0063 0079 0063 006C 0069 0063      0054 0072 0061 0069 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

39827569916978756925484677580

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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