cyclical

English

Etymology

From cyclic +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/, /ˈsɪklɪkəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

cyclical (comparative more cyclical, superlative most cyclical)

1. recurring at regular intervals

   Synonyms: cyclic, periodic; see also Thesaurus:periodic

   • 2021 December 1, Charles Hugh Smith, The Long Cycles Have All Turned: Look Out Below‎^[1]:

     Nobody thinks the cyclical turn is possible until it's already well underway.

2. (botany) Rolled up circularly.

   a cyclical embryo

Derived terms

• acyclical
• anticyclical
• contracyclical
• countercyclical
• cyclicalism
• cyclicality
• cyclically
• cyclical unemployment
• cyclical vomiting syndrome
• epicyclical
• heterocyclical
• intercyclical
• intracyclical
• noncyclical
• polycyclical
• procyclical

Translations

recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic

• Finnish: syklinen (fi), jaksoittainen (fi)
• German: zyklisch (de)
• Irish: rialta, féiltiúil
• Persian: چرخه‌ای (čarxe-'i)
• Scottish Gaelic: cearclach
• Spanish: cíclico (es)

Noun

cyclical (plural cyclicals)

1. (finance, often in the plural) A stock of a cyclical company.