Epicyclical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  epicyclic \ep`i*cyc"lic\, epicyclical \ep`i*cyc"lic*al\, a.
     Pertaining to, resembling, or having the motion of, an
     epicycle.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Epicyclic train} (Mach.), a train of mechanism in which


        epicyclic motion is involved; esp., a train of spur
        wheels, bevel wheels, or belt pulleys, in which an arm,
        carrying one or more of the wheels, sweeps around a center
        lying in an axis common to the other wheels.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  epicyclical
       adj : of or relating to an epicycle; "epicyclic gear train" [syn:
             {epicyclic}]