| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; | ||||||
| 2. | (Chemistry) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure. Opposite of | |||||||
| 3. | Recurring in cycles{2}; having a pattern that repeats at approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of | |||||||
| 4. | Marked by repeated cycles{2}.
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| Adj. | 1. | cyclic - conforming to the Carnot cycle |
| 2. | cyclic - botany; forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers" Antonyms: acyclic - botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls | |
| 3. | cyclic - of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure Antonyms: open-chain, acyclic - chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure | |
| 4. | cyclic - recurring in cycles Synonyms: cyclical Antonyms: noncyclic, noncyclical - not cyclic | |
| 5. | cyclic - marked by repeated cycles |