The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EPICYCLES which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2001.
Circles rolling around other circles crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EPICYCLES | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Circles rolling around other circles
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- epicycloid
- win
- rings
- circle
- turn
- reel
- turned
- bowled
- run
- bowl
- moat
- satellite
Crossword Answer definitions
EPICYCLES noun- A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth.
- Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid or epicycloid.
- A ring of atoms joining parts of an already cyclic compound
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