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cyc·lic

(sĭk′lĭk, sī′klĭk) or cyc·li·cal (sĭk′lĭ-kəl, sī′klĭ-kəl)

adj.

a. Of, relating to, or characterized by cycles: a cyclic pattern of weather changes.

b. Recurring or moving in cycles: cyclical history.

2. Chemistry Of or relating to compounds having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure.

3. Botany

a. Having parts arranged in a whorl.

b. Forming a whorl.

cy′cli·cal′i·ty (sĭk′lə-kăl′ĭ-tē, sī′klə-) n.

cy′cli·cal·ly adv.

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cy•cli•cal

(ˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, ˈsɪk lɪ-)

adj.

1. cyclic.

2. (of earnings, value, etc.) fluctuating widely according to changes in the economy or the seasons.

3. Usu., cyclicals. stocks of companies with cyclical earnings.

[1810–20]

cy′cli•cal•ly, adv.

cy`cli•cal′i•ty, n.

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Adj.

cyclical - recurring in cycles

cyclic

cyclical

adjective

Happening or appearing at regular intervals:

cyclic, isochronal, isochronous, periodic, periodical, recurrent.

Idiom: like clockwork.

Translations

zylindrisch

cyclique

ciclico

cyclical

[ˈsɪklɪk^əl ˈsaɪklɪk^əl] adj (= cyclic) [fluctuation, downturn, recovery] → cyclique; [pattern, change] → cyclique cyclical stockscyclical stocks npl → valeurs fpl cycliques

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cyclical

[ˈsaɪklɪkəl] adj → ciclico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cy·clic

, cyclical

a. cíclico-a, que ocurre en períodos o ciclos.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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