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On this page you'll find 2 example sentences with Epicycles. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Epicycles in a sentence

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Epicycles | Epicycle

Epicycles meaning

plural of epicycle

Using Epicycles

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of epicycle

Context around Epicycles

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Epicycles

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and more epicycles were required 1× deferents and epicycles and that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although it was 1× however he maintained 1×

Common sentence endings:

and more unwieldy 1× stationary outer sphere 1×

Words around Epicycles

Just before it in the word index:

epicycle 3 epicuticle 2 epicurus 46 epicurious 4 epicureans 11 epicureanism 9

Just after it in the word index:

epicyclic 2 epidaurus 7 epideictic 4 epidemic 1.300 epidemics 168 epidemiologic 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Epicycles

  • In this selection, "epicycles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and more epicycles were required and deferents and epicycles and that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "epicycles" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with epicycles

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However he maintained the Ptolemaic hypothesis that the orbits of the planets were composed of perfect circles— deferents and epicycles —and that the stars were fixed on a stationary outer sphere. (31 words)

Although it was capable of accurately predicting the planets' positions in the sky, more and more epicycles were required as the measurements became more accurate, hence the model became more and more unwieldy. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Although it was capable of accurately predicting the planets' positions in the sky, more and more epicycles were required as the measurements became more accurate, hence the model became more and more unwieldy. (33 words)

However he maintained the Ptolemaic hypothesis that the orbits of the planets were composed of perfect circles— deferents and epicycles —and that the stars were fixed on a stationary outer sphere. (31 words)

Example sentences (2)

Although it was capable of accurately predicting the planets' positions in the sky, more and more epicycles were required as the measurements became more accurate, hence the model became more and more unwieldy.

However he maintained the Ptolemaic hypothesis that the orbits of the planets were composed of perfect circles— deferents and epicycles —and that the stars were fixed on a stationary outer sphere.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "epicycles" in a sentence?
An example: "Although it was capable of accurately predicting the planets' positions in the sky, more and more epicycles were required as the measurements became more accurate, hence the model became more and more unwieldy." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "epicycles" from authentic English texts.
What does "epicycles" mean?
Epicycles means: plural of epicycle
How many example sentences with "epicycles" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "epicycles", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.