Meaning

6 senses
  1. Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical

    The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.

    zyklisch, periodisch

    цикли́ческийciklíčeskij, цикли́чныйciklíčnyj

    циклі́чнийcyklíčnyj

  2. Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.

    Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.

    ringförmig

    цикли́ческийciklíčeskij

    of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure

  3. Having parts arranged in a whorl.

    ringförmig

    forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl

  4. Being generated by only one element.

    zyklisch

    цикли́ческийciklíčeskij

  5. Able to be inscribed in a circle.

  6. Firing at its full cyclic rate.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The team said the central structure of the nanotubes contains rings called cyclic peptides.

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  2. Life's nature is cyclic.

    ruПрирода жизни циклична.

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  3. This is a cyclic topic.

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  4. In helicopters, the cyclic controls the tilt of the main rotor, producing pitch and roll.

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  5. If you like cosmology, maybe read the document "Inter-universal entanglement in a cyclic multiverse."

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
characterized by, or moving in cycles:
Русский
By meaning 1
characterized by, or moving in cycles:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
characterized by, or moving in cycles:
of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring:

Origin

From French cyclique or its etymon Classical Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κυκλικός (

From French cyclique or its etymon Classical Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κυκλικός (kuklikós). By surface analysis, cycle + -ic. Piecewise doublet of chakric.

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