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acyclic

/eɪˈsaɪklɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
acyclic
IPA
/eɪˈsaɪklɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.

adj

Containing no cycles.

adj

Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English acyclic From a- + cyclic.

Inflected Forms

more acyclic (comparative) most acyclic (superlative)

Derived Forms

acyclically acyclicity nonacyclic semiacyclic

Phrases

acyclic digraph directed acyclic graph directed acyclic word graph

Frequently Paired Words

aliphatic

Synonyms

open-chain

Antonyms

cyclic

Questions

How do you pronounce acyclic?
The recorded pronunciation is /eɪˈsaɪklɪk/.
What does acyclic mean?
Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
Where does acyclic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English acyclic From a- + cyclic.

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