acronych (akronik)

[Also written acronyc, acronic, and a chronic, by confusion with adjectives in -ic and with chronic and Gr. χρόνος, time; = F. a crony que = Sp. acronic to, acrónico = Pg. acronico, achronico = It. acronico, acronychally (a-kron'i-kal-i), adv. In an acron IMG:content-0210.png:[graphic] A star is said to rise and ychal manner; at sunset. set acronychally when it rises or sets as the sun sets.