cyclic

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌɪklɪk, ˈsɪk-/

adjective

  • 1occurring in cycles; regularly repeated: the cyclic pattern of the last two decades
  • Mathematics (of a group) having the property that each element of the group can be expressed as a power of one particular element.
  • denoting a musical or literary composition with a recurrent theme or structural device.
  • 2 Mathematics relating to a circle or other closed curve.
  • Geometry (of a polygon) having all its vertices lying on a circle.
  • 3 Chemistry (of a compound) having a molecular structure containing one or more closed rings of atoms: a cyclic sulphonium salt
  • 4 Botany (of a flower) having its parts arranged in whorls.

Origin:

late 18th century: from French cyclique or Latin cyclicus, from Greek kuklikos, from kuklos 'circle'