cyclus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cȳ̆clus: i, m., = κύκλος>,
I 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.