cyclic

cyclic
[ˈsʌɪklɪk, ˈsɪk-]
adjective
  1. occurring in cycles; regularly repeated
    循环的;周期性反复出现的
    nature is replete with cyclic processes.
    大自然充满了循环过程。
    the cyclic pattern of the last two decades.
    过去20年中的周期型。
    ■(Mathematics)(of a group) having the property that each element of the group can be expressed as a power of one particular element
    (数)(群)循环的
    ■relating to or denoting a musical or literary composition with a recurrent theme or structural device
    具有循环式主题(或结构手段)的乐曲(或文学作品)的
  2. (Mathematics)of or relating to a circle or other closed curve
    (数)(与)圆(或其他闭曲线)(有关)的
    ■(Geometry)(of a polygon) having all its vertices lying on a circle
    (几何)(多边形)圆内接的
    ■(Chemistry)(of a compound) having a molecular structure containing one or more closed rings of atoms
    (化)(化合物)环的
    ■(Botany)(of a flower) having its parts arranged in whorls
    (植)(花)轮生的
派生
cyclical
adjective
  1. (限义项 1)
cyclically
adverb
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from French cyclique or Latin cyclicus, from Greek kuklikos, from kuklos 'circle'
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