Definition of cyclic Cyclic

/sajˈklɪk/ - [sayklik] - cy•clic

We found 13 definitions of cyclic from 5 different sources.

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What does cyclic mean?

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Adjective

cyclic, cycliccer, cycliccest

cyclic - recurring in cycles
  cyclical
  noncyclical, noncyclic not cyclic
  alternating, alternate (of a current) reversing direction; "alternating current"
  alternate occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate"
cyclic - of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
  open-chain, acyclic having an open chain structure
  chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
  bicyclic having molecules consisting of two fused rings
  closed-chain, closed-ring having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form
  heterocyclic containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
cyclic - forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers"
  acyclic having an open chain structure
  phytology, botany the branch of biology that studies plants
cyclic - marked by repeated cycles
  periodical, periodic recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety"
cyclic - conforming to the Carnot cycle
  thermodynamics the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
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  • cyclic (a.)
    Alt. of Cyclical

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  • cyclic
    Moving or recurring in cycles or periods.

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  • cyclic, adjective.

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