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    [Adjective]  | "cy*clic" | \ ˈsī-klik \


    1: of, relating to, or being a cycle

    2: moving in cycles

    3: of, relating to, or being a chemical compound containing a ring of atoms


    Origin: 1794 ;

     Borrowed from French cyclique, going back to Middle French, "of a narrative cycle," borrowed from Latin cyclicus "of a cycle of epics" (Late Latin also, "circular, encyclopedic, recurrent [of a sickness, fever, etc.]), borrowed from Greek kyklikós "of a circle, circular, of a cycle of epics," from kýklos "circle, wheel" + -ikos {see: |-ic:1|-ic:1} {mat|wheel:1|};

    [Noun]  | "cyclic" 


    1: a helicopter control that governs horizontal thrust by adjusting the pitch of individual rotor blades during their rotation


    Origin: 1963 ;

     Short for cyclic pitch control;

    [Noun]  | "cyclic AMP" 


    1: a cyclic mononucleotide of adenosine that is formed from ATP and is responsible for the intracellular mediation of hormonal effects on various cellular processes —called also adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate


    Origin: 1955 ;

    [Noun]  | "cyclic GMP" | \ -ˌjē-(ˌ)em-ˈpē \


    1: a cyclic mononucleotide of guanosine that acts similarly to cyclic AMP as a secondary messenger in response to hormones


    Origin: 1969 ;

     Uanosine + on- + hosphate;

    [Adjective]  | "cyclic" 


    1: happening again and again in the same order;


      * e.g., " ... cyclic changes in the weather "





     [ "cyclic" ]

    1: A trustworthy person who is found to have been dishonest even to his most loyal of fans and friends.

      * e.g.,  ... Riot: He hacked but we all thought he was legit so as you can see he pulled a Cyclic 

     [ "pro-cyclical" ]

    1: Something that moves in the same direction as GDP.

      * e.g.,  ... When GDP increases, standard of living increases. Therefore, standard of living is pro-cyclical. 

     [ "cyclical depression" ]

    1: A roller coaster of emotions. Similar to the stock market or economy. (Usually a trait of females)

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: I hate all these girls posting pics with new friends from parties and crying when they don't actually hangout Guy 2: it's the fuckin cyclical depression man. They do it to themselves 

     [ "cyclical rumination" ]

    1: The constant pondering over and over again about an issue and not doing anything to resolve it. Verbal cyclical rumination - do something about it (ie put something into action) or stop verbalising it coz I don't wanna hear about it again.

      * e.g.,  ... "You have to do something about this cyclical rumination, its not healthy, act on it!" 

     [ "Cyclically Unemployed" ]

    1: A girl who has not had a man in her life in a long time or ever. She is ready for a man. Her mind is always thinking about where she can find a man. She is in search for a dating life and is open to a lot of guys. She may perceive herself as being of low value.

      * e.g.,  ... Christina is cyclically unemployed due to her willingness to put up with John’s low value behaviors. She is still showing dedication to him despite the normally unattractive behaviors. 

     [ "pro-cyclicality" ]

    1: A downward spiral

      * e.g.,  ... from: 


     [ "pro-cyclicality" ]

    2: A nice/political/doublespeak way of defining something (see financial crisis) in a positive-feedback loop heading for destruction. An impending shitstorm

      * e.g.,  ... http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5614520.ece 

     [ "Cyclic Trope" ]

    1: This is a trope that goes through a circular pattern of change, eventually returning to its original form after several iterations. Most cycles are bipolar, though, oscillating back and forth between two opposites that mutually subvert (or invert) each other.

      * e.g.,  ... Cyclic tropes can often be applied to celebrity popularity. 

     [ "Cyclic wand" ]

    1: A person who bums golden trophy on recroom with his boy freind Cosmo he doesn’t stop getting 69 minutes and is always up to suck you off in point battles

      * e.g.,  ... Oh shit the bummer cyclic wand 

     [ "cyclic vomiting syndrome" ]

    1: (speaking from personal experience) the absolute worst disorder to ever have. lots of nausea, vomiting, dry heaving, hypersensitivity to light & sound, etc. during an episode. the only medication to stop an episode is Ativan. it's lesser known so doctors have a difficult time diagnosing. episodes can be triggered by almost anything, and triggers are different for everyone (hormones, anxiety, excitement, changing of seasons, certain smells or times of day, etc.). be prepared for lots of IVs and ER visits. also referred to as simply CVS. sometimes retching or heaving too aggressively can lead to tearing a hole in the lung and getting air trapped under the skin (also happened to me).

      * e.g.,  ... I had a cyclic vomiting syndrome episode last Friday and spent most of it in the ER. Dude, I absolutely hate my stomach, this cyclic vomiting syndrome sucks. 

     [ "Going cyclic" ]

    1: v. When one pulls frantically at the toilet roll consuming vast amounts of toilet paper. Usually as a result of an unusually untidy faecal event or occurence. The term originates from the phrase used to describe firing large continuous bursts from a belt-fed automatic weapon, consuming large amounts of ammunition.

      * e.g.,  ... Phhhoowww! That was a messy one, I ended up going cyclic. The poor bugger in the next cubical sounded like he was in a bit of distress, I heard him going cyclic. 

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