eccyclema
English edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma).
Noun edit
eccyclema (plural eccyclemas or eccyclemata)
- A wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.
Further reading edit
- A History of Classical Literature, Volume 1, by Robert William Browne (R. Bentley, 1851), page 325. [1]