non-cyclic

non--cy·clic

N n

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te sahy-klik, sik-lik]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈsaɪ klɪk, ˈsɪk lɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te sahy-klik, sik-lik]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈsaɪ klɪk, ˈsɪk lɪk/

Definitions of non-cyclic word

adjective non-cyclic revolving or recurring in cycles; characterized by recurrence in cycles. 1
adjective non-cyclic of, relating to, or constituting a cycle or cycles. 1
adjective non-cyclic Chemistry. of or relating to a compound that contains a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with acyclic). 1
adjective non-cyclic Botany. arranged in whorls, as the parts of a flower. (of a flower) having the parts so arranged. 1
adjective non-cyclic Mathematics. pertaining to an algebraic system in which all the elements of a group are powers of one element. (of a set of elements) arranged as if on a circle, so that the first element follows the last. 1

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

1785-95; < Latin cyclicus < Greek kyklikós circular. See cycle, -ic

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