Main Entry:

cy·clic

Pronunciation:

\ˈsī-klik also ˈsi-\

Variant(s):

or cy·cli·cal \ˈsī-kli-kəl, ˈsi-\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1794

1 a: of, relating to, or being a cycle b: moving in cycles <cyclic time> c: of, relating to, or being a chemical compound containing a ring of atoms2cyclic : being a mathematical group that has an element such that every element of the group can be expressed as one of its powers

— cy·cli·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ also cy·clic·ly \ˈsī-kli-klē, ˈsi-\ adverb