cyclic vs serial

cyclic

adj
  • Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals. 

  • Firing at its full cyclic rate. 

  • Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring. 

  • Having parts arranged in a whorl. 

  • Being generated by only one element. 

  • Able to be inscribed in a circle. 

noun
  • The flight control used to control a helicopter's direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of the helicopter's main rotor disk. 

serial

adj
  • Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly. 

  • Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing. 

  • Published or produced in installments. 

  • Having to do with or arranged in a series. 

noun
  • A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end. 

  • A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot. 

  • A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end. 

  • A serial number, esp. one required to activate software. 

verb
  • to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft) 

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