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cyclic
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As an adjective, cyclic means characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals. As a noun, it means the flight control used to control a helicopter's direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of the helicopter's main rotor disk.
Meanings of cyclic
9 meaningsadjective
Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
“The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.”
chemistryof a compoundHaving chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
“Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.”
botanyHaving parts arranged in a whorl.
mathematicsof a groupBeing generated by only one element.
geometryof a polygonAble to be inscribed in a circle.
firearmsof an automatic weaponFiring at its full cyclic rate.
Conforming to the Carnot cycle
Marked by repeated cycles
noun
aviationThe flight control used to control a helicopter's direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of the helicopter's main rotor disk.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).