cycl-

combining form or cyclo-

Etymology: New Latin cyclo-, from Greek kykl-, kyklo-, from kyklos circle, wheel — more at wheel

1. : circle : ring

cyclometer

cyclotron

2. : cycle

cyclographer

3. : cyclic compound

cycloheptane

cycloolefin

4. : ciliary body (of the eye)

cyclodialysis

cyclitis

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var. of cyclo-, before a vowel: cycloid.

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cycl-,

combining form. the form of cyclo- (Cf. ↑cyclo-) before a vowel, as in cyclic.