Cyclic

Cyclic (s?k"l?k o s?"kl?k) , adjective

[Compare French cycluque, Greek kykliko`s, from ky`klos See Cycle.]

Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. — Coleridge

Used most commonly in respect to organic compounds.

[Narrower terms: bicyclic; heterocyclic; homocyclic, isocyclic]

(Chemistry) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure. Opposite of acyclic.

[Narrower terms: alternate(prenominal), alternating(prenominal); alternate(prenominal), every other(prenominal), every second(prenominal); alternating(prenominal), oscillating(prenominal); biyearly; circadian exhibiting 24-hour periodicity); circular; daily, diurnal; fortnightly, biweekly; hourly; midweek, midweekly; seasonal; semestral, semestrial; semiannual, biannual, biyearly; semiweekly, biweekly; weekly; annual, yearly; biennial; bimonthly, bimestrial; half-hourly; half-yearly; monthly; tertian, alternate(prenominal); triennial]

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

Marked by repeated cycles{2}.

Collocations (2)

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

Cyclic poets , 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. — Milman

Also: Cyclical