cyclic
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1. recurring in cycles (adj.all)
| similar | : | alternate, alternating, |
| definition | : | occurring by turns; first one and then the other (adj.all) |
| similar | : | alternate, |
| definition | : | every second one of a series (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | cyclicity, periodicity, |
| definition | : | the quality of recurring at regular intervals (noun.attribute) |
2. of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure (adj.all)
| similar | : | bicyclic, |
| definition | : | having molecules consisting of two fused rings (adj.all) |
| similar | : | closed-chain, closed-ring, |
| definition | : | having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form (adj.all) |
| similar | : | heterocyclic, |
| definition | : | containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom (adj.all) |
| similar | : | homocyclic, isocyclic, |
| definition | : | containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
3. forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl (adj.all)
| domain category | : | botany, phytology, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition) |
4. marked by repeated cycles (adj.all)
| similar | : | periodic, periodical, |
| definition | : | happening or recurring at regular intervals (adj.all) |
5. conforming to the Carnot cycle (adj.pert)
| domain category | : | thermodynamics, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy (noun.cognition) |
6. recurring in cycles (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cyclicity, periodicity, |
| definition | : | the quality of recurring at regular intervals (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | cycle, |
| definition | : | a periodically repeated sequence of events (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | cycle, rhythm, round, |
| definition | : | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs (noun.time) |
7. of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure (adj.all)
8. forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl (adj.all)
| antonym | : | acyclic, |
| definition | : | not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls (adj.all) |
9. marked by repeated cycles (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cyclicity, periodicity, |
| definition | : | the quality of recurring at regular intervals (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | cycle, |
| definition | : | a periodically repeated sequence of events (noun.event) |
10. conforming to the Carnot cycle (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | carnot cycle, carnot's ideal cycle, |
| definition | : | a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat (noun.event) |
11. recurring in cycles (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cyclicity, periodicity, |
| definition | : | the quality of recurring at regular intervals (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | cycle, |
| definition | : | a periodically repeated sequence of events (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | cycle, rhythm, round, |
| definition | : | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs (noun.time) |
12. of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure (adj.all)
13. forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl (adj.all)
| antonym | : | acyclic, |
| definition | : | not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls (adj.all) |
14. marked by repeated cycles (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cyclicity, periodicity, |
| definition | : | the quality of recurring at regular intervals (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | cycle, |
| definition | : | a periodically repeated sequence of events (noun.event) |
15. conforming to the Carnot cycle (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | carnot cycle, carnot's ideal cycle, |
| definition | : | a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat (noun.event) |
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