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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 — 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 — cy|cli|cal [ sıklıkl ] adjective cyclical events happen again and again in the same order or at the same times … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cyclical — cyclic, cyclical англ. [си/клик], [си/кликл] cyclique фр. [сикли/к] циклический … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
