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trochilic.

Of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɹəʊˈkɪlɪk/
  1. Of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels

    archaic · not-comparable
    trochilic engine
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from trochilics, from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “run, move quickly”).

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