Definition of Cyclic
Cyc´lic
Pronunciation:
s?k´l?k
or
s?´kl?k
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
a
cycle
or
circle
;
moving
in
cycles
;
as
,
cyclical
time
.
2.
(Chemistry)
Having
atoms
bonded
to
form
a
ring
structure
.
Opposite
of
acyclic
.
3.
Recurring
in
cycles
{
2
};
having
a
pattern
that
repeats
at
approximately
equal
intervals
;
periodic
.
Opposite
of
noncyclic
.
4.
Marked
by
repeated
cycles
{
2
}.
Cyclic chorus
the
chorus
which
performed
the
songs
and
dances
of
the
dithyrambic
odes
at
Athens
,
dancing
round
the
altar
of
Bacchus
in
a
circle
.
Cyclic poets
certain
epic
poets
who
followed
Homer
,
and
wrote
merely
on
the
Trojan
war
and
its
heroes
; -
so
called
because
keeping
within
the
circle
of
a
single
subject
.
Also
,
any
series
or
coterie
of
poets
writing
on
one
subject
.
- Milman.
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,
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