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Cyclical vs Parapegma - What's the difference?

cyclical | parapegma |

As an adjective cyclical

is recurring at regular intervals.

As a noun parapegma is

a device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.

cyclical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • recurring at regular intervals

    • Synonyms

    * cyclic * periodic

    parapegma

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.
    • *{{quote-book , year=2007 , author=Daryn Lehoux , title=Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World , chapter= , url= , isbn= , page=12 , passage=At its most basic, the word parapegma (plural:parapegmata) describes any instrument that tracked cyclical phenomena by the use of a moveable peg or pegs.}}

    Synonyms

    * almanac