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{ } n. [ NL., from Gr. ky`klos circle + paidei`a the bringing up of a child, education, erudition, fr. paidey`ein to bring up a child. See Cycle, and cf. Encyclopedia, Pedagogue. ] 1. The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics; an encyclopedia. See Encyclopedia. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. Cyclopeus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; Cyclops: cf. F. cyclopeen. ] Pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops; huge; gigantic; vast and rough; massive; as, Cyclopean labors; Cyclopean architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of the nature of a cyclopedia; hence, of great range, extent, or amount; as, a man of cyclopedic knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A maker of, or writer for, a cyclopedia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia.
Syn. -- genus Cyclophorus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] Pertaining to the Cyclops; Cyclopean. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a colorless flammable gas (C3H6) with a three-carbon ring, sometimes used as an anesthetic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. sing. & pl. [ L. Cyclops, Gr. Ky`klwps (strictly round-eyed), pl. Ky`klwpes; ky`klos circle + 'w`ps eye. ] 1. (Gr. Myth.) One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune and Amphitrite, having but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead. They were fabled to inhabit Sicily, and to assist in the workshops of Vulcan, under Mt. Etna. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Pope, in his translation of the “Odyssey, ” uniformly spells this word Cyclop, when used in the singular. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A genus of minute Entomostraca, found both in fresh and salt water. See Copepoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A portable forge, used by tinkers, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family comprising the lumpfishes.
Syn. -- family Cyclopteridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Cyclopteridae, consisting of lumpfishes. It includes Cyclopterus lumpus of the North Atlantic.
Syn. -- genus Cyclopterus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, for &unr_; &unr_;, instruction in the circle of arts and sciences: cf. F. encyclopédie. See Cyclopedia, and Encyclical. ] [ Formerly written encyclopædy and encyclopedy. ] The full circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Encyclopedic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Embracing the whole circle of learning, or a wide range of subjects.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. encyclopédique. ] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; broad in scope or content; embracing a wide range of subjects; as, a person having encyclopedic knowledge of a subject. [ Also spelled encyclopaedic. ] [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias; also, possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic learning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. encyclopédiste. ] The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Encyclopedists, the writers of the great French encyclopedia which appeared in 1751-1772. The editors were Diderot and D'Alembert. Among the contributors were Voltaire and Rousseau. [ 1913 Webster ]