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Definition: Epicyclic Train |
Epicyclic TrainNoun1. 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. |
| Domain | Definitions |
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) |
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Synonym: Epicyclic TrainSynonym: epicyclic gear train (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Epicyclic Train |
| English words defined with "epicyclic train": Differential gearing ♦ epicyclic gear ♦ Planet gear, Planet wheel, planetary gear ♦ sun gear. (references) |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
epicyclic train | 2 |
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| 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 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) 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) planethjulssats (epicyclic gear, epicyclic gearing, planetary gear, planetary gearing, planetary gears). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 70 69 63 79 63 6C 69 63      54 72 61 69 6E |
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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)E p i c y c l i c   T r a i n |
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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