epicyclic

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epicyclic

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not comparable Of or relating to epicycles.
not comparable Of a gearbox, having two gears mounted so that the center of one gear revolves around the center of the other. Power is derived from a British United Traction Limited "A"-type 150-h.p. six-cylinder horizontal diesel engine; this drives through a fluid flywheel, and thence through a free wheel unit to a four-speed epicyclic gearbox.

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@misc{epicyclic_2026,
  title = {epicyclic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epicyclic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}