cyclic
revolving or recurring in cycles; characterized by recurrence in cycles.
of, relating to, or constituting a cycle or cycles.
Chemistry. of or relating to a compound that contains a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with acyclic).
Botany.
arranged in whorls, as the parts of a flower.
(of a flower) having the parts so arranged.
Mathematics.
pertaining to an algebraic system in which all the elements of a group are powers of one element.
(of a set of elements) arranged as if on a circle, so that the first element follows the last.
Origin of cyclic
1Other words from cyclic
- cy·clic·i·ty [sahy-klis-i-tee], /saɪˈklɪs ɪ ti/, noun
- non·cy·clic, adjective
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How to use cyclic in a sentence
Turner riffed for a while on phenology, the study of cyclic and seasonal phenomena, and the ecophilosopher Paul Shepard, who claimed it was “what the mature naturalist finally comes to…a deeper understanding and a more refined sense of mystery.”
Botanists have long studied what governs the timing of tree’s cyclic processes, also called their phenology.
Climate change is affecting fall foliage, but not in the way you think | Ula Chrobak | November 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWe put a moratorium on cyclic steam fracking a number of months ago.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Says California Is Cracking Down on Oil Spills. But Our Reporting Shows Many Are Still Flowing. | by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun | September 24, 2020 | ProPublicaAs the news organizations reported last week, over the past two decades, petroleum companies have earned millions harvesting oil from spills, many linked to cyclic steaming.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Says California Is Cracking Down on Oil Spills. But Our Reporting Shows Many Are Still Flowing. | by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun | September 24, 2020 | ProPublicaNearly half of the oil in the state is produced from cyclic steaming, according to a University of California, Berkeley, report issued in April.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them. | by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica | September 18, 2020 | ProPublica
The difficulty is the greater if the cyclic poems were long poems, with one author to each Epic.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangIt is in the cyclic poems that we should naturally seek for materials to enlarge, expound, or correct Homer.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneHeyne holds even the commencement of the cyclic poems to have been at least a century after the date of the Iliad and Odyssey.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneIn the mountains precipitation is heavier and somewhat more evenly distributed throughout the year, but still definitely cyclic.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico | William E. DuellmanThe selenium atom in a cyclic compound also acts like an auxochrome.
British Dictionary definitions for cyclic
cyclical (ˈsaɪklɪkəl, ˈsɪklɪkəl)
/ (ˈsaɪklɪk, ˈsɪklɪk) /
recurring or revolving in cycles
(of an organic compound) containing a closed saturated or unsaturated ring of atoms: See also heterocyclic, homocyclic
botany
arranged in whorls: cyclic petals
having parts arranged in this way: cyclic flowers
music of or relating to a musical form consisting of several movements sharing thematic material
geometry (of a polygon) having vertices that lie on a circle
(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 of cyclic
- cyclically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for cyclic
[ sĭk′lĭk, sī′klĭk ]
Occurring or moving in cycles.
Relating to a compound having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure. Benzene is a cyclic compound.
Having parts arranged in a whorl.
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