cyclic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυκλικός (kuklikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaɪklɪk/
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪklɪk/
Adjective
cyclic (comparative more cyclic, superlative most cyclic)
- Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
- The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.
- (chemistry, of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
- Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.
- (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.
Synonyms
- (happening at regular intervals): periodic
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
characterized by, or moving in cycles
of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring
having parts arranged in a whorl
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being generated by only one element
able to be inscribed in a circle
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