单词 | cyclic |
释义 | cyclic —cyclicity /suy klis"i tee/, n. /suy"klik, sik"lik/, adj. 1. revolving or recurring in cycles; characterized by recurrence in cycles. 2. of, pertaining to, or constituting a cycle or cycles. 3. Chem. of or pertaining to a compound that contains a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with acyclic). 4. Bot. a. arranged in whorls, as the parts of a flower. b. (of a flower) having the parts so arranged. 5. Math. a. pertaining to an algebraic system in which all the elements of a group are powers of one element. b. (of a set of elements) arranged as if on a circle, so that the first element follows the last. [1785-95; < L cyclicus < Gk kyklikós circular. See CYCLE, -IC] |
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