cyclus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

cȳ̆clus, i, m., = κύκλος, a circle.

I Lit.: cycli axium, Isid. Orig. 3, 36.—

II Transf.

A Astron. t. t., a cycle, recurring period : paschalis, the Easter cycle of ninety-five years , Isid. Orig. 6, 17, 1: lunae, the lunar cycle of nineteen years , id. ib. 6, 17, 5.—

B Med. t. t., a periodic change, a recurrence : resumptionis, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 21: metasyncriticus, id. ib. 1, 1, 24; cf.: cyclo curare, Veg. Art. Vet. 5, 5, 3; 3, 6, 1.—

III An instrument for branding , Veg. Vet. 2, 5, 3; 2, 6, 11.