cyclic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsaɪklɪk/ UK /ˈsaɪklɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
recurring in cycles; pertaining to a cycle

Economists tracked the cyclic rise and fall of demand.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · recurring in cycles;... recurrent periodic circular repeating rhythmic

Opposites

linearacyclicaperiodic

Word family

Forms cyclical

Derived forms cyclicallycyclicity

Related forms cyclecyclicalcyclone

Etymology

From Late Latin cyclicus, from Greek kyklikos ('moving in a circle'), from kyklos ('circle, wheel').

kyklikos Ancient Greek kyklos Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# cyclic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsaɪklɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsaɪklɪk/

## Meanings
1. recurring in cycles; pertaining to a cycle

## Examples
- Economists tracked the cyclic rise and fall of demand.

## Synonyms
- recurrent
- periodic
- circular
- repeating
- rhythmic

## Antonyms
- linear
- acyclic
- aperiodic

## Derived Forms
- cyclically
- cyclicity

## Related Forms
- cycle
- cyclical
- cyclone

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: kyklikos
- Root: kyklos

## Etymology
From Late Latin cyclicus, from Greek kyklikos ('moving in a circle'), from kyklos ('circle, wheel').

## AI Etymology
Cyclic is from Late Latin cyclicus, from Greek kyklikos ('moving in a circle'), from kyklos ('circle, wheel'). The ancestry passes through Ancient Greek kyklikos and Ancient Greek kyklos. In present use as an adjective, it means "recurring in cycles; pertaining to a cycle", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include cycle, cyclical, and cyclone; derived forms include cyclically and cyclicity. Its contrast set includes linear, acyclic, and aperiodic, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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