cyclic: Meaning and Definition of

cy•clic

1. revolving or recurring in cycles; characterized by recurrence in cycles.
2. of, pertaining to, or constituting a cycle or cycles.
3. of or pertaining to a compound that contains a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with acyclic).
1. arranged in whorls, as the parts of a flower.
2. (of a flower) having the parts so arranged.
1. pertaining to an algebraic system in which all the elements of a group are powers of one element.
2. (of a set of elements) arranged as if on a circle, so that the first element follows the last.