cyclical

CEFRB2

/ˈsaɪklɪkəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happening in a repeated cycle.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A stock of a cyclical company.

Examples

  • Do you really believe that the nature of time is cyclical?

  • Everybody in Algeria knows that oil prices are cyclical.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsɪklɪkəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Rolled up circularly.

  2. Recurring at regular intervals.

More examples

In context

  • a cyclical embryo

  • Nobody thinks the cyclical turn is possible until it's already well underway.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From cyclic + -al.