cyclic

 
  Grep  of  noun  cyclic 
  cyclic  disorder 
  cyclic  neutropenia 
  cyclic  redundancy  check 
  cyclicity 
  nontricyclic 
  tricyclic 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cyclic 
 
  The  adj  cyclic  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  cyclic  --  ((thermodynamics)  conforming  to  the  Carnot  cycle) 
  2.  cyclic  --  (botany;  forming  a  whorl  or  having  parts  arranged  in  a  whorl;  "cyclic  petals";  "cyclic  flowers") 
  3.  cyclic  --  (chemistry;  having  atoms  arranged  in  a  ring  structure) 
  4.  cyclic,  cyclical  --  (recurring  in  cycles) 
  5.  cyclic  --  (marked  by  repeated  cycles) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  cyclic 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  cyclic 
 
  Sense  2 
  cyclic  (vs.  acyclic) 
 
  acyclic  (vs.  cyclic) 
 
  Sense  3 
  cyclic  (vs.  acyclic) 
 
  acyclic  (vs.  cyclic),  open-chain 
  =>  aliphatic 
 
  Sense  4 
  cyclic  (vs.  noncyclic),  cyclical 
 
  noncyclic  (vs.  cyclic),  noncyclical 
 
  Sense  5 
  cyclic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  periodic)  ->  aperiodic,  nonperiodic 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  cyclic 
 
  5  senses  of  cyclic 
 
  Sense  1 
  cyclic 
  Pertains  to  noun  Carnot  cycle  (Sense  1) 
  =>Carnot  cycle,  Carnot's  ideal  cycle 
  =>  cycle 
 
  Sense  2 
  cyclic  (vs.  acyclic) 
  =>  verticillate,  verticillated,  whorled 
 
  Sense  3 
  cyclic  (vs.  acyclic) 
  =>  bicyclic 
  =>  closed-chain,  closed-ring 
  =>  heterocyclic 
  =>  homocyclic,  isocyclic 
 
  Sense  4 
  cyclic  (vs.  noncyclic),  cyclical 
  =>  alternate(postnominal),  alternating(postnominal) 
  =>  alternate(postnominal),  every  other(postnominal) 
  =>  circular 
  =>  diurnal 
 
  Sense  5 
  cyclic 
  =>  periodic  (vs.  aperiodic),  periodical 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  cyclic 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  cyclic 
 
  Sense  4 
  cyclic  (vs.  noncyclic),  cyclical 
  =>  cyclicity,  periodicity 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  cyclic 
 
  cyclic  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  cyclic 
  acyclic 
  bicyclic 
  carbocyclic 
  cyclic 
  cyclical 
  epicyclic 
  heterocyclic 
  homocyclic 
  isocyclic 
  noncyclic 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cyclic 
 
  The  adj  cyclic  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  cyclic  --  ((thermodynamics)  conforming  to  the  Carnot  cycle) 
  2.  cyclic  --  (botany;  forming  a  whorl  or  having  parts  arranged  in  a  whorl;  "cyclic  petals";  "cyclic  flowers") 
  3.  cyclic  --  (chemistry;  having  atoms  arranged  in  a  ring  structure) 
  4.  cyclic,  cyclical  --  (recurring  in  cycles) 
  5.  cyclic  --  (marked  by  repeated  cycles) 

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