Trochilics may refer to:
* Trochilics the science of rotating mechanical devices.
* The array of
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Trochilics — Tro*chil ics, n. [Gr. ? the sheaf of a pulley, roller of a windlass, from ? to run.] The science of rotary motion, or of wheel work. Wilkins. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rotation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion in a continued circle. < N PARAG:Rotation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rotation rotation revolution gyration circulation roll Sgm: N 1 circumrotation circumrotation circumvolution circumgyration Sgm: N 1 volutation … English dictionary for students
Trochilic — Tro*chil ic, a. [See {Trochilics}.] OF or pertaining to rotary motion; having power to draw out or turn round. By art trochilic. Camden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trochlea — Troch le*a, n. [L., a case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, Gr. ?. See {Trochilics}.] 1. (Mach.) A pulley. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as, the trochlea, or pulleylike end, of the humerus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pistonless rotary engine — This article is about internal combustion engines that do not use conventional pistons. See also rotary engine (disambiguation) for other uses of this term, and rotary engine for the World War I aircraft engines by that name. A pistonless rotary… … Wikipedia
trochilic — a. rotary; able to turn. ♦ trochilics, n. study of rotary motion … Dictionary of difficult words
