cyclic, cyclical
(adjective) recurring in cycles
cyclic
(adjective) of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
cyclic
(adjective) forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; “cyclic petals”; “cyclic flowers”
cyclic
(adjective) marked by repeated cycles
cyclic
(adjective) conforming to the Carnot cycle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cyclic (comparative more cyclic, superlative most cyclic)
Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
(chemistry, of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
(botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl.
(mathematics, of a group) Being generated by only one element.
(geometry, of a polygon) Able to be inscribed in a circle.
• (happening at regular intervals): periodic; see also periodic
• acyclic
Source: Wiktionary
Cyc"lic (sk"lk or s"klk), Cyc"lic*al (sk"l-kal), a. Etym: [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr.Cycle.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. Coleridge. Cyclic chorus, the chorus which performed the songs and dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round the altar of Bacchus in a circle.
– Cyclic poets, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so called because keeping within the circle of a singe subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on one subject. Milman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2024
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