cyclic
adjective /ˈsaɪklɪk/, /ˈsɪklɪk/
/ˈsaɪklɪk/, /ˈsɪklɪk/
(also cyclical
[usually before noun] /ˈsaɪklɪkl/, /ˈsɪklɪkl/
/ˈsaɪklɪkl/, /ˈsɪklɪkl/
)- repeated many times and always happening in the same order
- the cyclic processes of nature
- Economic activity often follows a cyclical pattern.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French cyclique or Latin cyclicus, from Greek kuklikos, from kuklos ‘circle’.