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Definitions for cyclic
ˈsaɪ klɪk, ˈsɪk lɪkcyclic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cyclicadjective

    conforming to the Carnot cycle

  2. cyclicadjective

    forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl

    "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers"

  3. cyclicadjective

    of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure

  4. cyclic, cyclicaladjective

    recurring in cycles

  5. cyclicadjective

    marked by repeated cycles

Wiktionary

  1. cyclicadjective

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

    The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.

  2. cyclicadjective

    Of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring

    Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.

  3. cyclicadjective

    Having parts arranged in a whorl

  4. cyclicadjective

    (of a group) being generated by only one element

  5. cyclicadjective

    (of a polygon) able to be inscribed in a circle

ChatGPT

  1. cyclic

    Cyclic, in general terms, refers to something that occurs in cycles, repeats itself in a pattern, or progresses in a circular sequence. The term is used across various fields such as mathematics, biology, chemistry, and even computer science, each with a contextual meaning but retaining the core concept of something being repetitive or recurrent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cyclicadjective

    alt. of Cyclical

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cyclic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cyclic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cyclic in a Sentence

  1. Jerrold Mundis:

    I am years gone from my family and miles away ... but they raid by telephone with jarring suddenness they have the cyclic constancy of a mortgage and they are inevitable and relentless, like the erosion of my remaining youth. Like certain frightening dreams, my family returns.

  2. Percy Bysshe Shelley:

    History is a cyclic poem written by Time upon the memories of man.

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