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Cyclic

see synonyms of cyclic

Adjective

1. cyclic

conforming to the Carnot cycle

2. cyclic

forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl

Example Sentences:
'cyclic petals'
'cyclic flowers'

3. cyclic

of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure

4. cyclic, cyclical

recurring in cycles

5. cyclic

marked by repeated cycles

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cyclic

see synonyms of cyclic
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
a. 
arranged in whorls
cyclic petals
b. 
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Cyclic

see synonyms of cyclic
adjective
1. 
of, or having the nature of, a cycle; moving or occurring in cycles
2.  Chemistry
of or relating to a major group of organic compounds, structured in closed chains, including aromatic, alicyclic, and heterocyclic compounds
see also aliphatic

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cyclic

see synonyms of cyclic
adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, or characterized by cycles: a cyclic pattern of weather changes.
b. Recurring or moving in cycles: cyclical history.
2. Chemistry Of or relating to compounds having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure.
3. Botany
a. Having parts arranged in a whorl.
b. Forming a whorl.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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