Meaning

adjective conforming to the Carnot cycle

adjective forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl

adjective of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-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 From French cyclique or its etymon Classical Latin cyclicus,…

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