cyclic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective conforming to the Carnot cycle
  2. adjective forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl
  3. adjective of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure

Etymology

From French cyclique or its etymon Classical Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κυκλικός (kuklikós). By surface analysis, cycle + -ic. Piecewise doublet of chakric.

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