Adjective: cyclic sI-klik or si-klik
- Recurring in cycles
"The economy follows a cyclic pattern of growth and recession";
- cyclical
- Marked by repeated cycles
"The cyclic nature of the seasons affects plant growth"
- (chemistry) of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
"Benzene is a classic example of a cyclic compound"
- (botany) forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl
"cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers"
- (thermodynamics) conforming to the Carnot cycle
"The cyclic process of the heat engine maximizes efficiency"
- (mathematics) relating to a permutation of a set of elements in a cyclic arrangement
"A cyclic permutation"
See also: alternate, alternating, bicyclic, circular, closed-chain, closed-ring, cyclicity, heterocyclic, homocyclic, isocyclic, orbital, periodic, periodical, periodicity, rotary, verticillate, verticillated, whorled
Encyclopedia: Cyclic