cyclic

[sahy-klik, sik-lik] /ˈsaɪ klɪk, ˈsɪk lɪk/
adjective
1.
revolving or recurring in cycles; characterized by recurrence in cycles.
2.
of, pertaining to, or constituting a cycle or cycles.
3.
Chemistry. of or pertaining to a compound that contains a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with acyclic).
4.
Botany.
  1. arranged in whorls, as the parts of a flower.
  2. (of a flower) having the parts so arranged.
5.
Mathematics.
  1. pertaining to an algebraic system in which all the elements of a group are powers of one element.
  2. (of a set of elements) arranged as if on a circle, so that the first element follows the last.
Origin
1785-95; < Latin cyclicus < Greek kyklikós circular. See cycle, -ic
Related forms
cyclicity
[sahy-klis-i-tee] /saɪˈklɪs ɪ ti/ (Show IPA), noun
noncyclic, adjective
Examples from the web for cyclic
  • But steel alloys subjected to cyclic stress levels below their endurance limit rarely fail as a result of fatigue.
  • The latest version of the cyclic model even matches key pieces of observational evidence supporting the older view.
  • To dismiss how these cycles continuously repeat themselves is to be oblivious to cyclic patterns.
  • Time is measured by cyclic periods of physical motion.
  • For a cyclic quadrilateral, the exterior angle is equal to the interior opposite angle.
British Dictionary definitions for cyclic

cyclic

/ˈsaɪklɪk; ˈsɪklɪk/
adjective
1.
recurring or revolving in cycles
2.
(of an organic compound) containing a closed saturated or unsaturated ring of atoms See also heterocyclic, homocyclic
3.
(botany)
  1. arranged in whorls: cyclic petals
  2. having parts arranged in this way: cyclic flowers
4.
(music) of or relating to a musical form consisting of several movements sharing thematic material
5.
(geometry) (of a polygon) having vertices that lie on a circle
6.
(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
Derived Forms
cyclically, adverb
Word Origin and History for cyclic
adj.

1794, from French cyclique (16c.), from Latin cyclicus, from Greek kyklikos "moving in a circle," from kyklos (see cycle (n.)).

cyclic in Medicine

cyclic cy·clic (sī'klĭk, sĭk'lĭk) or cy·cli·cal (sī'klĭ-kəl, sĭk'lĭ-kəl)
adj.

  1. Relating to or characterized by cycles.

  2. Recurring or moving in cycles.

  3. Relating to chemical compounds having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure.

cy'cli·cal'i·ty (sĭk'lə-kāl'ĭ-tē, sī'klə-) n.
cy'cli·cal·ly adv.
cyclic in Science
cyclic
  (sĭk'lĭk, sī'klĭk)   

  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.