cy·clic (s  kl k, sklk) or cy·cli·cal (skl-k l, skl-kl)adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or characterized by cycles: a cyclic pattern of weather changes. b. Recurring or moving in cycles: cyclical history. 2. Chemistry Of or relating to compounds having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure. 3. Botany a. Having parts arranged in a whorl. b. Forming a whorl. 4. Linguistics Of, relating to, or characterized by the cycle: a cyclic application of a rule. cy  cli·cali·ty (skl-k l-t , skl-) n.cy cli·cal·ly adv. |
cyclic [ˈsaɪklɪk ˈsɪklɪk], cyclical [ˈsaɪklɪkəl ˈsɪklɪkəl]
adj
1. recurring or revolving in cycles
2. (Chemistry) (of an organic compound) containing a closed saturated or unsaturated ring of atoms. See also heterocyclic and homocyclic
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a. arranged in whorls cyclic petals
b. having parts arranged in this way cyclic flowers
4. (Music, other) Music of or relating to a musical form consisting of several movements sharing thematic material
5. (Mathematics) Geometry (of a polygon) having vertices that lie on a circle
6. (Linguistics / Grammar) (in generative grammar) denoting one of a set of transformational rules all of which must apply to a clause before any one of them applies to any clause in which the first clause is embedded
cyclically adv
| cyclic (sklk, sklk) 1. Occurring or moving in cycles. 2. Relating to a compound having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure. Benzene is a cyclic compound. 3. Having parts arranged in a whorl. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | cyclic - conforming to the Carnot cycle thermodynamics - the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy |
| 2. | cyclic - forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers" acyclic - not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls | |
| 3. | cyclic - of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions open-chain, acyclic - having an open chain structure | |
| 4. | cyclic - recurring in cycles noncyclic, noncyclical - not cyclic | |
| 5. | cyclic - marked by repeated cycles periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust" |
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