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cyclic.

Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsaɪ.klɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɪk.lɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɑɪ.klɪk/Australia

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

    The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.

  2. Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.

    Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.

  3. Having parts arranged in a whorl.

  4. Being generated by only one element.

  5. Able to be inscribed in a circle.

  6. Firing at its full cyclic rate.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic From French cyclique or its etymon Classical Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κυκλικός (kuklikós). By surface analysis, cycle + -ic. Piecewise doublet of chakric.

noun/ˈsaɪ.klɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɪk.lɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɑɪ.klɪk/Australia

  1. 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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic 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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