Cyclic

Word CYCLIC
Character 6
Hyphenation cyc lic
Pronunciations /ˈsaɪklɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Cyclic"

What do we mean by cyclic?

Of, relating to, or characterized by cycles. adjective

Recurring or moving in cycles. adjective

Of or relating to compounds having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure. adjective

Having parts arranged in a whorl. adjective

Forming a whorl. adjective

In chem., containing a cycle or ring.

In botany, arranged in whorls: said of the stamens, petals, etc., in a flower; also, having the parts so arranged: said of the flower; cyclical.

In geometry, having its vertices all on the same circle: thus, if a quadrilateral has its vortices concyclic it is cyclic.

Pertaining to or moving in a cycle or circle; specifically, governed by a regular law of variation, according to which the final and initial terms of the series of changes or states are identical.

Connected with a literary cycle: specifically applied to certain ancient Greek poets (sometimes inclusive of Homer) who wrote on the Trojan war and the adventures of the heroes connected with it. See cycle, 5.

In ancient metrics, delivered more rapidly than usual, so as to occupy only three times or moræ instead of four: used to note certain dactyls and anapests. Thus, a cyclic dactyl is equivalent in time to a trochee, and a cyclic anapest to an iambus.

A cyclic poem. noun

Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles. adjective

Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure. Opposite of acyclic. adjective

Recurring in cycles{2}; having a pattern that repeats at approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of noncyclic. adjective

Marked by repeated cycles{2}. adjective

The chorus which performed the songs and dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round the altar of Bacchus in a circle. adjective

Certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so called because keeping within the circle of a single subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on one subject. adjective

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

(of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.

Having parts arranged in a whorl.

(of a group) Being generated by only one element.

(of a polygon) Able to be inscribed in a circle.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cyclic

The word "cyclic" in example sentences

There is just so much evidence of long- and short-term cyclic temperature variations being well-correlated to solar activity, that CO2 seems like a trivial pursuit. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The system is key to Tepco's plan of achieving a so-called "cyclic injection" of water into reactors, in which cooling water is recycled. ❋ Mitsuru Obe (2011)

By concentrating on selflessness you will overcome ingrained misunderstanding of the nature of people and things, which is the root of the round of repeated birth, aging, sickness, and death what Buddhists call cyclic existence, and you will attain liberation from suffering. ❋ Dalai Lama (2009)

Instead we use what is called a cyclic development model. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Most cladocerans reproduce both parthenogenetically and sexually, employing a breeding system termed cyclic parthenogenesis. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In all areas of spiritual development, no matter what your level is, you need both analysis and focus to achieve the states you are seeking, ranging from seeking a better future, to developing conviction in the cause and effect of actions karma, to developing an intention to leave the round of suffering called cyclic existence, to cultivating love and compassion, to realizing the true nature of people and things. ❋ Dalai Lama (2006)

This endowed the composition — which came to be called the cyclic mass — with an easily perceptible unity. ❋ Rosen, Charles (2006)

The city of erroneous conceptions in the fourth stanza refers to cyclic existence. ❋ His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2003)

First, your perspective extends to include future lives; then by thoroughly understanding your own plight, your perspective deepens to include all of the round of suffering from one life to another, called cyclic existence or samsara. ❋ His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2003)

By the way, I think the second thing you're going to see is that people are going to be living what I'll call cyclic lives. ❋ Unknown (2000)

He did not originate the idea of cyclic succession in history or the predilection for a “mixed” form of gov - ernment, but in the latter case it was his formulation of the idea that influenced the modern world. ❋ HERBERT BUTTERFIELD (1968)

The subjects represented, most of which had their legends attached in difficult archaic writing, were taken freely, though probably with a leading idea, out of various poetic cycles, as treated in the works of those so-called cyclic poets, who continued the Homeric tradition. ❋ Walter Pater (1866)

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