cyclic (adj.)

  1. conforming to the Carnot cycle

  2. forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; cyclic petals; cyclic flowers'

  3. of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure

  4. recurring in cycles

    [ Syn: cyclical ]

  5. marked by repeated cycles

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