cyclical

[ sahy-kli-kuhl, sik-li- ]

/ ˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, ˈsɪk lɪ- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cyclical ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

cyclic.

of or denoting a business or stock whose income, value, or earnings fluctuate widely according to variations in the economy or the cycle of the seasons: Selling Christmas decorations is a cyclical business.

noun

Usually cyclicals. stocks of cyclical companies.

Origin of cyclical

First recorded in 1810–20; cyclic + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cyclical

cy·cli·cal·ly, adverbcy·cli·cal·i·ty, nounnon·cy·cli·cal, adjectivenon·cy·cli·cal·ly, adverb

pro·cy·cli·cal, adjective

Words nearby cyclical

cyclencephaly, cycle of erosion, cycle rickshaw, cyclery, cyclic, cyclical, cyclical unemployment, cyclic AMP, cyclic compound, cyclic GMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate

Example sentences from the Web for cyclical

Yet American minimalism, isolationism, realism, mind-our-own-business-ism—whatever you want to call it—is cyclical.
Rand Paul vs. the Real World|James Kirchick|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A patchwork of building shells and cratered streets, the city tells of a cyclical war, still smoldering.
Victims No More: Congo’s Badass Women Mechanics|Nina Strochlic|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Middlesex history is not just determinative; it is also cyclical.
American Dreams: “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides|Nathaniel Rich|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the idea that tax reform will jump-start an economy suffering from the after-effects of a cyclical downturn is nonsense.
Can Tax Reform Jump-Start the Economy?|Justin Green|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

We are seeing CO2 going up—it is a measurable trend, not a cyclical phenomenon.
Earth Day: Discussing the Coming Climate Crisis With Heidi Cullen|Dominique Browning|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Beard, who attaches importance to the persistence of a cyclical period in gestation, calls it the muffled striking of the clock.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
A vast preponderance of all the action that takes place around us is cyclical action.
Selections from Previous Works|Samuel Butler
If the straight line be assumed as the positive, the cyclical is then the negation of the straight.
Biographia Literaria|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Physical science does not confuse these; it never mistakes nor denies specific function, organic progression, cyclical growth.
Bits About Home Matters|Helen Hunt Jackson
It was at one time supposed that the course of the disease was cyclical, with a return at intervals of about one hundred years.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

单词	cyclical
释义	cyclical [ sahy-kli-kuhl, sik-li- ] / ˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, ˈsɪk lɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cyclical ON THESAURUS.COM adjective cyclic. of or denoting a business or stock whose income, value, or earnings fluctuate widely according to variations in the economy or the cycle of the seasons: Selling Christmas decorations is a cyclical business. noun Usually cyclicals. stocks of cyclical companies. Origin of cyclical First recorded in 1810–20; cyclic + -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM cyclical cy·cli·cal·ly, adverbcy·cli·cal·i·ty, nounnon·cy·cli·cal, adjectivenon·cy·cli·cal·ly, adverb pro·cy·cli·cal, adjective Words nearby cyclical cyclencephaly, cycle of erosion, cycle rickshaw, cyclery, cyclic, cyclical, cyclical unemployment, cyclic AMP, cyclic compound, cyclic GMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cyclical Yet American minimalism, isolationism, realism, mind-our-own-business-ism—whatever you want to call it—is cyclical. Rand Paul vs. the Real World\|James Kirchick\|September 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A patchwork of building shells and cratered streets, the city tells of a cyclical war, still smoldering. Victims No More: Congo’s Badass Women Mechanics\|Nina Strochlic\|June 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In Middlesex history is not just determinative; it is also cyclical. American Dreams: “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides\|Nathaniel Rich\|November 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But the idea that tax reform will jump-start an economy suffering from the after-effects of a cyclical downturn is nonsense. Can Tax Reform Jump-Start the Economy?\|Justin Green\|October 16, 2012\|DAILY BEAST We are seeing CO2 going up—it is a measurable trend, not a cyclical phenomenon. Earth Day: Discussing the Coming Climate Crisis With Heidi Cullen\|Dominique Browning\|April 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Beard, who attaches importance to the persistence of a cyclical period in gestation, calls it the muffled striking of the clock. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)\|Havelock Ellis A vast preponderance of all the action that takes place around us is cyclical action. Selections from Previous Works\|Samuel Butler If the straight line be assumed as the positive, the cyclical is then the negation of the straight. Biographia Literaria\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge Physical science does not confuse these; it never mistakes nor denies specific function, organic progression, cyclical growth. Bits About Home Matters\|Helen Hunt Jackson It was at one time supposed that the course of the disease was cyclical, with a return at intervals of about one hundred years. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Words related to cyclical repetitive, periodic, seasonal, circular, recurrent, regular, repeated, patterned, recurring
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