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Cyclic vs Cyclical - What's the difference?

cyclic | cyclical |

Cyclical is a synonym of cyclic.



As adjectives the difference between cyclic and cyclical

is that cyclic is characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals while cyclical is recurring at regular intervals.

cyclic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals
    • The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.
  • (chemistry) Of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring
    • Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.
  • (botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl
  • (mathematics, of a group) being generated by only one element
  • (geometry, of a polygon) able to be inscribed in a circle

    • Derived terms

    * cyclic chorus * cyclic poet

    cyclical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • recurring at regular intervals

    • Synonyms

    * cyclic * periodic