- cyclic
- cyclic 1794, from Fr. cyclique (16c.), from L. cyclicus, from Gk. kyklikos "moving in a circle," from kyklos (see CYCLE (Cf. cycle) (n.)).
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Cyclic — Cyc lic (s?k l?k or s? kl?k), Cyclical Cyc lic*al (s?k l? kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko s, fr. ky klos See {Cycle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chemistry)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cyclic — index intermittent, periodic, regular (orderly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cyclic — cyclic, cyclical англ. [си/клик], [си/кликл] cyclique фр. [сикли/к] циклический … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
cyclic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring in cycles. 2) Chemistry having a molecular structure containing one or more closed rings of atoms. DERIVATIVES cyclical adjective cyclically adverb … English terms dictionary
cyclic — or cyclical [sīk′li kəl; ] also [ sik′li kəlsik′lik, sī′klik] adj. 1. of, or having the nature of, a cycle; moving or occurring in cycles 2. Chem. of or relating to a major group of organic compounds, structured in closed chains, including… … English World dictionary
cyclic — or cyclical adjective Date: 1794 1. a. of, relating to, or being a cycle b. moving in cycles < cyclic time > c. of, relating to, or being a chemical compound containing a ring of atoms 2. (cyclic) being a mathema … New Collegiate Dictionary
cyclic — adjective a) Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun. b) Of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds … Wiktionary
Cyclic — Cy clic Cy clic Situation Rouen Type Vélopartage Entrée en service 2007 Stations 17 Exploitant JCDecaux … Wikipédia en Français
cyclic — [[t]sɪ̱klɪk, sa͟ɪk [/t]] ADJ Cyclic means the same as cyclical … English dictionary
cyclic — /ˈsaɪklɪk/ (say suyklik), /ˈsɪklɪk/ (say siklik) adjective 1. of or relating to a cycle or cycles; revolving or recurring in cycles; characterised by recurrence in cycles. 2. of or belonging to a cycle of heroic or mythical poems or prose… …
