Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C Callippic cycle: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Cal•lip'pic cy'cle Pronunciation: (ku-lip'ik), [key] — Astron. Astron. a period equal to four Metonic cycles less one day, proposed by Callippus to correct the Metonic cycle. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. calliper Callippus ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: guilloche Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language