cyclic
Meanings
Plural: cyclics
Adjective
- conforming to the Carnot cycle
- forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl
- "cyclic petals"
- "cyclic flowers"
- of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
- recurring in cycles
Adjective Satellite
- marked by repeated cycles
Adj
- Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
- Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
- Having parts arranged in a whorl.
- Being generated by only one element.
- Able to be inscribed in a circle.
- Firing at its full cyclic rate.
Noun
- The flight control used to control a helicopter's direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of the helicopter's main rotor disk.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυκλικός (kuklikós). Possibly from cycle + -ic.
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 18
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