non-cyclic

adjective

1. revolving or recurring in cycles; characterized by recurrence in cycles.
2. of, relating to, or constituting a cycle or cycles.
3. Chemistry. of or relating to a compound that contains a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with acyclic).
4. Botany.
   1. arranged in whorls, as the parts of a flower.
   2. (of a flower) having the parts so arranged.
5. Mathematics.
   1. pertaining to an algebraic system in which all the elements of a group are powers of one element.
   2. (of a set of elements) arranged as if on a circle, so that the first element follows the last.

adjective

1. recurring or revolving in cycles
2. (of an organic compound) containing a closed saturated or unsaturated ring of atomsSee also heterocyclic, homocyclic
3. botany
   1. arranged in whorlscyclic petals
   2. having parts arranged in this waycyclic flowers
4. music of or relating to a musical form consisting of several movements sharing thematic material
5. geometry (of a polygon) having vertices that lie on a circle
6. (in generative grammar) denoting one of a set of transformational rules all of which must apply to a clause before any one of them applies to any clause in which the first clause is embedded

adj.1794, from French cyclique (16c.), from Latin cyclicus, from Greek kyklikos “moving in a circle,” from kyklos (see cycle (n.)). adj.

1. Relating to or characterized by cycles.
2. Recurring or moving in cycles.
3. Relating to chemical compounds having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure.

1. Occurring or moving in cycles.
2. Relating to a compound having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure. Benzene is a cyclic compound.
3. Having parts arranged in a whorl.