acyclic

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/eɪˈsaɪklɪk//eɪˈsɪklɪk/

adjective

Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.

Similar
open-chainaliphatic
Opposite
cyclic
OriginEnglish cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

adjectiveacyclic (comparative more acyclic, superlative most acyclic)

comparative more acyclic · superlative most acyclic

  1. physicalchemistryNot cyclic; having an open chain structure.

    Antonyms: cyclic

  2. graph theoryContaining no cycles.
  3. biologyOf a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot cyclic; having an open chain structure.

Opposite
cyclic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls

Opposite
cyclic

adjectivehaving an open chain structure

Similar
open-chainaliphatic
Opposite
cyclic
Also see
acyclicalaliphaticcyclelesslooplessopen-chain

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  10. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  11. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  12. Classical Latincyclicu
  13. Middle Frenchcyclique
  14. Frenchcyclique
  15. Classical Latincyclicus
  16. Englishcyclic
  17. Englishacyclic

From a- + cyclic.

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Translations

Afrikaans asiklies
  • asikliesnot cyclic
Bulgarian нецикличен
  • нецикличен (necikličen)not cyclic
Catalan acíclic
  • acíclicnot cyclic
Czech acyklický
  • acyklickýnot cyclic
Dutch acyclisch
  • acyclischnot cyclic
Finnish ei-syklinen, asyklinen
  • ei-syklinennot cyclic
  • asyklinennot cyclic
French acyclique
  • acycliquenot cyclic
Hungarian aciklusos
  • aciklusosnot cyclic
Italian aciclico
  • acicliconot cyclic
Polish acykliczny, niecykliczny
  • acyklicznynot cyclic
  • niecyklicznynot cyclic
Portuguese acíclico
  • acícliconot cyclic
Russian ацикли́ческий
  • ацикли́ческий (aciklíčeskij)not cyclic
Spanish acíclico
  • acícliconot cyclic
Tagalog awansalkupin
  • awansalkupinnot cyclic
Cite this entry
APA

acyclic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyclic

MLA

“acyclic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyclic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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