Cyclic

Full definition of cyclic

Adjective

1. Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervalsThe weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.
2. (chemistry) Of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ringBenzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.
3. (botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl
4. (mathematics, of a group) being generated by only one element
5. (geometry, of a polygon) able to be inscribed in a circle

Derived terms

• cyclic chorus
• cyclic poet