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cyclic definition
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)
cyclic definition