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Cyclic Very Common

Cyclic has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

conforming to the Carnot cycle

"The engine's efficiency was calculated based on its design strictly 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

"The chemist explained that benzene is a cyclic hydrocarbon because its carbon atoms are bonded together to form a stable hexagonal ring."

4

recurring in cycles

"The garden's watering schedule is cyclic, automatically turning on every morning at sunrise and off by noon."

5

marked by repeated cycles

"The farmer noticed that his garden was plagued by a cyclic pattern of pests appearing every spring after heavy rains."

6

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

"The factory manager implemented a cyclic maintenance schedule to ensure all machines were serviced every three months without missing any deadlines."

Related Terms
cyclically cycle phallacin cyclophane metalacyclic lobophorolide rubipodanin noncyclic cyclopentasilane element cyclopentanone cyclohexanehexone cyclosporine zerumbone cyclicism cycloamylose compstatin quormone cyclomaltohexaose bucladesine
Antonyms
acyclic open-chain noncyclical
Rhyming Words
ilic flic relic folic telic melic colic kilic holic malic hylic eolic dulic aulic xylic salic philic aholic italic exilic
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