[cy.clic] or cy.cli.cal adj (1794) 1 a: of, relating to, or being a cycle b: moving in cycles "~ 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 also cy.clic.ly adv