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Meaning 1
Circle, circular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- cyclorama, cyclometer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cyclo-
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /sʌɪ.klə(ʊ)/
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General-American: /saɪ.kloʊ/
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General-American: /saɪ.klə/
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Meaning 2
A cyclic compound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- cyclohexane
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 3
Cyclone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 4
Ciliary body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwékwlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ 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 cyclo- From cycle, cyclic.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: ciclo- — circle
- Finnish: syklo- — circle
- French: cyclo- — circle
- German: zyklo- — circle
- Hungarian: ciklo- — circle
- Italian: ciclo- — circle
- Portuguese: ciclo- — circle
- Spanish: ciclo- — circle
- Swedish: cyklo- — circle
- German: zyklo- — cyclic compound
- Portuguese: ciclo- — cyclic compound