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cy⋅cli⋅cal

  [sahy-kli-kuhl, sik-li-]
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–adjective
1. cyclic.
2. of or denoting a business or stock whose income, value, or earnings fluctuate widely according to variations in the economy or the cycle of the seasons: Selling Christmas decorations is a cyclical business.
–noun
3. Usually, cyclicals. stocks of cyclical companies.
Origin:
1810–20; cyclic + -al 1

Related forms:
cy⋅cli⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
cy⋅cli⋅cal⋅i⋅ty, noun
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cy·clic   (sī'klĭk, sĭk'lĭk)   
adj.  

    1. Of, relating to, or characterized by cycles: a cyclic pattern of weather changes.

    2. Recurring or moving in cycles: cyclical history.

    3. Having parts arranged in a whorl.

    4. Forming a whorl.

  2. Chemistry Of or relating to compounds having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure.

  3. Botany

    1. Having parts arranged in a whorl.

    2. Forming a whorl.

  4. Linguistics Of, relating to, or characterized by the cycle: a cyclic application of a rule.

cy'cli·cal'i·ty (sĭk'lə-kāl'ĭ-tē, sī'klə-) n., cy'cli·cal·ly adv.
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cyclical

Of or relating to a variable, such as housing starts, car sales, or the price of a certain stock, that is subject to regular or irregular up-and-down movements.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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