Cyclic Meaning
/ˈsaɪ.klɪk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCharacterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
adjHaving chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
Sentence Examples
This is a cyclic topic.
Life's nature is cyclic.
In helicopters, the cyclic controls the tilt of the main rotor, producing pitch and roll.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ pattern of seasons repeats every twelve months.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This is a ____ topic.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic From French cyclique or its etymon Classical Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κυκλικός (kuklikós). By surface analysis, cycle + -ic. Piecewise doublet of chakric.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Our recent article on the York-Knaresborough-Harrogate branch mentioned that the diesel multiple-units covering the passenger service did so in the course of complicated cyclic diagrams."
— 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: N.E. cyclic m.u. workings”, in Trains Illustrated, page 136:
"On it came, closer and closer, and as it did so it became clear that the pilot, if he was alive, had terminal intentions. Though the torpedo somehow missed, the plane itself did not. To those watching helplessly from other stations, the ship's antiaircraft gunners, in their final moments, were an inspiration: eyes focused through iron sights on the plane as it sped at them, weapons hot, going cyclic, hunched down and never flinching until the Betty struck high on the mainmast, killing them all."
— 2011, James D. Hornfischer, “26: Suicide”, in Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, retrieved 17 Dec 2022, page 256:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ pattern of seasons repeats every twelve months.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This is a ____ topic.