adj.
Pronunciation: ' s ī -klik also ' si-
Variant: or cy · cli · cal \ ' s ī -kli-k ə l, ' si- \
Function: adjective
Date: 1794
1 a : of, relating to, or being a cycle b : moving in cycles < cyclic time> c : of, relating to, or being a chemical compound containing a ring of atoms
2 cyclic : being a mathematical group that has an element such that every element of the group can be expressed as one of its powers
– cy · cli · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ also cy · clic · ly \ ' s ī -kli-kl ē , ' si- \ adverb