cyclical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/
- /ˈsɪklɪkəl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English -al English cyclical From cyclic + -al.
Meanings
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Recurring at regular intervals.
Nobody thinks the cyclical turn is possible until it's already well underway.
2021 December 1, Charles Hugh Smith, The Long Cycles Have All Turned: Look Out Below:
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Rolled up circularly.
a cyclical embryo
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most cyclical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more cyclical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
epicyclical · polycyclical · intercyclical · cyclicality · cyclical vomiting syndrome · procyclical · homocyclical · cyclically · heterocyclical · contracyclical · intracyclical · cyclical date · cyclicalism · anticyclical · countercyclical · cyclical unemployment · noncyclical · acyclical
Relateds
Synonyms
periodical · cyclic · cyclical · periodic · regular · periodic
Translations (8)
es cíclico (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic) · fa چرخهای (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic) · gd cearclach (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic) · ga féiltiúil (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic) · fi syklinen (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic) · ga rialta (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic) · de zyklisch (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic) · fi jaksoittainen (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic)