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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure.
        Opposite of acyclic.
  
     Note: Used most commonly in respect to organic compounds.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: bicyclic; heterocyclic;
           homocyclic, isocyclic]
  
     Syn: closed-chain, closed-ring.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Recurring in cycles[2]; having a pattern that repeats at
        approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of
        noncyclic.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: alternate(prenominal),
           alternating(prenominal); alternate(prenominal), every
           other(prenominal), every second(prenominal);
           alternating(prenominal), oscillating(prenominal);
           biyearly; circadian exhibiting 24-hour
           periodicity); circular; daily, diurnal;
           fortnightly, biweekly; hourly; midweek,
           midweekly; seasonal; semestral, semestrial;
           semiannual, biannual, biyearly; semiweekly,
           biweekly; weekly; annual, yearly; biennial;
           bimonthly, bimestrial; half-hourly; half-yearly;
           monthly; tertian, alternate(prenominal);
           triennial]
           [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. Marked by repeated cycles[2].
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     Cyclic chorus, the chorus which performed the songs and
        dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round
        the altar of Bacchus in a circle.
  
     Cyclic poets, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and
        wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so
        called because keeping within the circle of a single
        subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on
        one subject. --Milman.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.]
     Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as,
     cyclical time. --Coleridge.
  
     Cyclic chorus, the chorus which performed the songs and
        dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round
        the altar of Bacchus in a circle.
  
     Cyclic poets, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and
        wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so
        called because keeping within the circle of a single
        subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on
        one subject. --Milman.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  cyclic
       adj 1: conforming to the Carnot cycle
       2: botany; forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl;
          "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers" [ant: acyclic]
       3: of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
          [ant: acyclic]
       4: recurring in cycles [syn: cyclical] [ant: noncyclic]
       5: marked by repeated cycles

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cyclic
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 κυκλικός, που χαρακτηρίζεται από εναλλαγή (κύκλο)
     2 (ετ χημεία en) κυκλικός, για ένωση που έχει ένα δακτύλιος
     3 (ετ μαθ en) εγγράψιμος σε κύκλο (για γεωμετρικά σχήματα)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cyclic
     a.
     1 Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular
  intervals.
     2 (lb en chemistry of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in
  a ring.
     3 (lb en botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl.
     4 (lb en mathematics of a group) Being generated by only one element.
     5 (lb en geometry of a polygon) Able to be inscribed in a circle.
     6 (lb en firearms of an automatic weapon) fire at its full cyclic
  rate.
     n.
     (lb en aviation) The flight control used to control a helicopter's
  direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of
  the helicopter's main rotor disk.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  cyclic
     a.
     1 Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular
  intervals.
     2 (lb en chemistry of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in
  a ring.
     3 (lb en botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl.
     4 (lb en mathematics of a group) Being generated by only one element.
     5 (lb en geometry of a polygon) Able to be inscribed in a circle.
     6 (lb en firearms of an automatic weapon) fire at its full cyclic
  rate.
     n.
     (lb en aviation) The flight control used to control a helicopter's
  direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of
  the helicopter's main rotor disk.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  cyclic
     a.
     1 Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular
  intervals.
     2 (lb en chemistry of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in
  a ring.
     3 (lb en botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl.
     4 (lb en mathematics of a group) Being generated by only one element.
     5 (lb en geometry of a polygon) Able to be inscribed in a circle.
     6 (lb en firearms of an automatic weapon) fire at its full cyclic
  rate.
     n.
     (lb en aviation) The flight control used to control a helicopter's
  direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of
  the helicopter's main rotor disk.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  cyclic
     a.
     1 Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular
  intervals.
     2 (lb en chemistry of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in
  a ring.
     3 (lb en botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl.
     4 (lb en mathematics of a group) Being generated by only one element.
     5 (lb en geometry of a polygon) Able to be inscribed in a circle.
     6 (lb en firearms of an automatic weapon) fire at its full cyclic
  rate.
     n.
     (lb en aviation) The flight control used to control a helicopter's
  direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of
  the helicopter's main rotor disk.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cyclic
     Engelska a.
     1 cyklisk
     2 (tagg kemi språk=en) cyklisk
     3 (tagg algebra språk=en) cyklisk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Cyclic /sˈaɪklɪk/
  دوري

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  cyclic //ˈsaɪklɪk// //ˈsɪklɪk// 
  1. цикличен
  characterized by, or moving in cycles
  2. пръстенен, цикличен
  of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cyclic /sˈaɪklɪk/ 
  cyklický

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cyclic /sˈaɪklɪk/ 
  kruhový

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cyclic /sˈaɪklɪk/
  periodický

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cyclic /sˈaɪklɪk/
  periodisch, zyklisch 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  cyclic //ˈsaɪklɪk// //ˈsɪklɪk// 
  1. syklinen, säännöllinen, toistuva
  characterized by, or moving in cycles
  2. kierteinen
  having parts arranged in a whorl
  3. syklinen
  of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  cyclic /sˈaɪklɪk/
  cikličan, ciklički

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  cyclic /sˈaɪklɪk/
  1. ciklikus
  2. negyedfokú
  3. körben mozgó
  4. periodikus
  5. ciklusos
  6. körkörös
  7. gyûrûs

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  cyclic //ˈsaɪklɪk// //ˈsɪklɪk// 
  1. siklik
  able to be inscribed in a circle
  2. siklis
  characterized by, or moving in cycles

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  cyclic //ˈsaɪklɪk// //ˈsɪklɪk// 
  1. 周期的
  characterized by, or moving in cycles
  2. 環式
  of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  cyclic /'saıklık/ 
  ciklo, ciklinis
     See also: cyclical
  

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  cyclic /sˈaɪklɪk/ 
  ciclíco

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  cyclic //ˈsaɪklɪk// //ˈsɪklɪk// 
  cyklisk 2.
  being generated by only one element
   3.
  characterized by, or moving in cycles

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsaɪkɫɪk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  115 Moby Thesaurus words for "cyclic":
     alternate, annular, annulate, annulose, articulated, atomatic,
     atomic, atomiferous, atomistic, beating, catenated, ceaseless,
     circinate, circling, circular, concatenated, connected, constant,
     continual, continued, continuing, continuous, coronary, crownlike,
     cyclical, cycloid, diatomic, dibasic, direct, discoid, disklike,
     endless, epochal, even, ever-recurring, every other, featureless,
     frequent, gapless, haunting, heteroatomic, heterocyclic, hexatomic,
     homocyclic, immediate, incessant, interminable, intermittent,
     isobaric, isochronal, isocyclic, isoteric, isotopic, joined,
     jointless, linked, measured, metronomic, monatomic, monotonous,
     never-ending, nonstop, oscillatory, pentatomic, perennial,
     periodic, periodical, pulsing, reappearing, reciprocal, recurrent,
     recurring, repetitive, returning, revenant, rhythmic, ring-shaped,
     ringlike, rotary, round, round-the-clock, rounded, running,
     seamless, seasonal, serial, serried, smooth, stable, steady,
     straight, subatomic, tetratomic, thematic, thick-coming, triatomic,
     tribasic, twenty-four-hour, ubiquitous, unbroken, unceasing,
     undifferentiated, undulant, undulatory, unending, uniform,
     unintermitted, unintermittent, unintermitting, uninterrupted,
     unrelieved, unremitting, unstopped, wavelike, wheeling
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  adj. 循环的; 周期性的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     循环的

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