Synonyms for cyclical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sahy-kli-kuh l, sik-li-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, ˈsɪk lɪ-


Définition of cyclical

Origin :
  • 1817, from cyclic + -al (1).
  • adj happening at regular intervals
Example sentences :
  • That – and the belief that history is cyclical and that there is always hope.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • So, again, the law of cyclical movement is equally conspicuous here.
  • Extract from : « Evolution » by Joseph Le Conte
  • As indubitably it was created in some stage of its cyclical life-history.
  • Extract from : « Omphalos » by Philip Henry Gosse
  • The life of the individual consists of a series of processes which are cyclical.
  • Extract from : « Omphalos » by Philip Henry Gosse
  • The life of the species consists of a series of processes which are cyclical.
  • Extract from : « Omphalos » by Philip Henry Gosse
  • Cyclical, rolled up circularly, or coiled into a complete circle.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • He had no chronology of their time, but subjected it to a cyclical calculation.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Antiquity of Man » by J. P. MacLean
  • Life is monotonous and cyclical, and yet it is more than that.
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on religion at the front » by Neville Stuart Talbot
  • This cyclical character of mental disturbance is often a marked feature.
  • Extract from : « The Nervous Child » by Hector Charles Cameron
  • Nay, we have but to cast our eyes over the rest of the world and cyclical change presents itself on all sides.
  • Extract from : « Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley » by T. H. Huxley

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