cyclic

Plural: cyclics

Adjective

• Occurring in cycles; forming a closed ring (chemistry).
• conforming to the Carnot cycle
• forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl
  • "cyclic petals"
  • "cyclic flowers"
• of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
• recurring in cycles

Adjective Satellite

• marked by repeated cycles

Adj

• Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
• Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
• Having parts arranged in a whorl.
• Being generated by only one element.
• Able to be inscribed in a circle.
• Firing at its full cyclic rate.

Noun

• 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.

Examples

• Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.
• His ’CYCLIC’ strategy involved repeatedly emptying his rack with short, high-value words.
• The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.

Synonyms

cyclical, periodic

Antonyms

acyclic, noncyclic

Related Words

CYCLICLY

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