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cyclic
[ sahy-klik, sik-lik ]
adjective
- revolving or recurring in cycles; characterized by recurrence in cycles.
- of, relating to, or constituting a cycle or cycles.
- Chemistry. of or relating to a compound that contains a closed chain or ring of atoms ( acyclic ).
- Botany.
- arranged in whorls, as the parts of a flower.
- (of a flower) having the parts so arranged.
- Mathematics.
- pertaining to an algebraic system in which all the elements of a group are powers of one element.
- (of a set of elements) arranged as if on a circle, so that the first element follows the last.
cyclic
/ ˈsɪklɪk; ˈsaɪklɪkəl; ˈsɪklɪkəl; ˈsaɪklɪk /
adjective
- recurring or revolving in cycles
- (of an organic compound) containing a closed saturated or unsaturated ring of atoms See also heterocyclic homocyclic
- botany
- arranged in whorls
cyclic petals
- having parts arranged in this way
cyclic flowers
- music of or relating to a musical form consisting of several movements sharing thematic material
- geometry (of a polygon) having vertices that lie on a circle
- (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
cyclic
/ sĭk′lĭk,sī′klĭk /
- Occurring or moving in cycles.
- Relating to a compound having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure. Benzene is a cyclic compound.
- Having parts arranged in a whorl.
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Derived Forms
- ˈcyclically, adverb
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Other Words From
- cy·clic·i·ty [sahy-, klis, -i-tee], noun
- non·cyclic adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The difficulty is the greater if the Cyclic poems were long poems, with one author to each Epic.
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It is in the Cyclic poems that we should naturally seek for materials to enlarge, expound, or correct Homer.
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Heyne holds even the commencement of the Cyclic poems to have been at least a century after the date of the Iliad and Odyssey.
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In the mountains precipitation is heavier and somewhat more evenly distributed throughout the year, but still definitely cyclic.
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The selenium atom in a cyclic compound also acts like an auxochrome.
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