transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌsī-kəl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English epicicle, from Late Latin epicyclus, from Greek epikyklos, from epi- + kyklos circle — more at wheel
Date: 14th century
1. in Ptolemaic astronomy : a circle in which a planet moves and which has a center that is itself carried around at the same time on the circumference of a larger circle
2. : a process going on within a larger one
• epi·cy·clic ˌe-pə-ˈsī-klik, -ˈsi-klik adjective