cyclic
IPA: sˈaɪkɫɪk
noun
- (aviation) The flight control used to control a helicopter's direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of the helicopter's main rotor disk.
adjective
- Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
- (chemistry, of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
- (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.
- (firearms, of an automatic weapon) Firing at its full cyclic rate.
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