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 atoms
2 cyclic : 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