- cyclical
- cy|cli|cal [ `sıklıkl ] adjectivecyclical events happen again and again in the same order or at the same times
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
cyclical — cyc‧li‧cal [ˈsɪklɪkl, ˈsaɪ ] also cy‧clic [ˈsɪklɪk, ˈsaɪ ] adjective happening in regular cycles: • Most of the the country s problems are cyclical and will disappear as the economic recovery begins. • seasonal and cyclical fluctuations in the… … Financial and business terms
cyclical — [sik′li kəl; ] for sense 1 also [ sīk′li kəl] adj. 1. CYCLIC 2. tending to rise and fall in line with the fluctuations of the business cycle [cyclical stocks] … English World dictionary
cyclical — index chronic, intermittent, periodic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cyclical — 1817, from CYCLIC (Cf. cyclic) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
cyclical — [adj] happening at regular intervals circular, patterned, periodic, recurrent, recurring, regular, repeated, repetitive, seasonal; concepts 816,817 … New thesaurus
Cyclical — Cyclic Cyc lic (s?k l?k or s? kl?k), Cyclical Cyc lic*al (s?k l? kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko s, fr. ky klos See {Cycle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cyclical — cyclically, adv. cyclicality, n. /suy kli keuhl, sik li /, adj. 1. cyclic. 2. 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… … Universalium
cyclical — [[t]sɪ̱klɪk(ə)l, sa͟ɪk [/t]] ADJ A cyclical process is one in which a series of events happen again and again in the same order. ...the cyclical nature of the airline business. Syn: cyclic … English dictionary
cyclical — adj. Cyclical is used with these nouns: ↑downturn, ↑fluctuation … Collocations dictionary
cyclical — cyclic, cyclical англ. [си/клик], [си/кликл] cyclique фр. [сикли/к] циклический … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов