epicycle meaning in English
n.
1.【天文学】本轮。
2.【数学】周转圆。
Examples
- And the center of the epicycle moves along a larger circle around the earth
本轮的大正圆绕著地球旋转。 - The centers of the epicycles of mercury and venus must lie on the line joining the earth and the sun
水星和金星的均轮中心，和地球及太阳中心永远连成一条直线。 - Venus goes through a full set of phases , proving that it must orbit around the sun , not the center of the epicycle
金星亦有盈亏，证明它必定是环绕太阳运行，而不是均轮的中心。