Cyclic - Definition
cyclic
adj 1: conforming to the Carnot cycle
2: forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic
petals"; "cyclic flowers" [ant: acyclic]
3: of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure [ant:
acyclic, open-chain]
4: recurring in cycles [syn: cyclic, cyclical] [ant:
noncyclic, noncyclical]
5: marked by repeated cycles