This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
bicyclic
[ bahy-sahy-klik, -sik-lik ]
/ baɪˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
consisting of or having two cycles or circles.
Botany. in two whorls, as the stamens of a flower.
pertaining to or resembling a bicycle.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Also bi·cy·cli·cal [bahy-sahy-kli-kuhl, -sik-li-kuhl] /baɪˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, -ˈsɪk lɪ kəl/ .
Words nearby bicyclic
bicycle kick, bicycle motocross, bicycle path, bicycle pump, bicycle race, bicyclic, bid, Bida, bidactyly, bid adieu, bidarka
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for bicyclic
bicyclic
bicyclical
/ (baɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪklɪk) /
adjective
of, forming, or formed by two circles, cycles, etc
(of stamens, petals, etc) arranged in two whorls
(of a chemical compound) having atoms arranged in two rings fused together with at least two atoms common to each ringnaphthalene is bicyclic
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for bicyclic
bicyclic
[ bī-sī′klĭk, -sĭk′lĭk ]
Relating to a compound having two closed rings. Naphthalene is a bicyclic compound.
Composed of or arranged in two distinct whorls, as the petals of a flower.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.