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What does cycle mean?

Definitions for cycle
ˈsaɪ kəlcy·cle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cycle, rhythm, roundnoun

    an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

    "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

  2. cyclenoun

    a series of poems or songs on the same theme

    "Schubert's song cycles"

  3. cyclenoun

    a periodically repeated sequence of events

    "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"

  4. hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cyclenoun

    the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second

  5. cycle, oscillationnoun

    a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon

    "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"

  6. bicycle, bike, wheel, cycleverb

    a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

  7. cycleverb

    cause to go through a recurring sequence

    "cycle the laundry in this washing program"

  8. cycleverb

    pass through a cycle

    "This machine automatically cycles"

  9. motorbike, motorcycle, cycleverb

    ride a motorcycle

  10. bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheelverb

    ride a bicycle

  11. cycleverb

    recur in repeating sequences

GCIDE

  1. Cyclenoun

    A motorcycle.

  2. cycleverb

    To cause to pass through a cycle.

Wiktionary

  1. cyclenoun

    An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.

  2. cyclenoun

    A complete rotation of anything.

  3. cyclenoun

    A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.

  4. cyclenoun

    A series of poems, songs or other works of art

  5. cyclenoun

    A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.

    Put the washing in on a warm cycle.

  6. cyclenoun

    A pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle; or, motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels, such as a motorbike, motorcycle, motorized tricycle, or motortrike.

  7. cyclenoun

    A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.

    Jones hit for the cycle in the game.

  8. cyclenoun

    A closed walk or path, with or without repeated vertices allowed.

  9. cycleverb

    To ride a bicycle or other cycle.

  10. cycleverb

    To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.

  11. cycleverb

    To turn power off and back on

    Avoid cycling the device unnecessarily.

  12. cycleverb

    To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal

    They have their cycling game going tonight.

  13. Etymology: From cyclus, from κύκλος, reduplicated form of a kʷékʷlos. Cognates include Sanskrit, Latin colus, Old English (English wheel), English ancillary

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cyclenoun

    Etymology: cyclus, Latin; ϰύϰλος.

    We do more commonly use these words, so as to stile a lesser space a cycle, and a greater by the name of period; and you may not improperly call the beginning of a large period the epocha thereof. William Holder, on Time.

    We thought we should not attempt an unacceptable work, if here we endeavoured to present our gardeners with a complete cycle of what is requisite to be done throughout every month of the year. John Evelyn, Kalendar.

    How build, unbuild, contrive
    To save appearances; how gird the sphere
    With centrick and excentrick, scribl’d o’er
    Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb! John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii.

ChatGPT

  1. cycle

    A cycle refers to a series of events or processes that repeat, in the same order, regularly or continually, often leading back to the starting or original point. This term is broadly used in various fields like physics, biology, mathematics, and music. Examples include a cycle of seasons, life cycle, economic cycle, and more.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cyclenoun

    an imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres

  2. Cyclenoun

    an interval of time in which a certain succession of events or phenomena is completed, and then returns again and again, uniformly and continually in the same order; a periodical space of time marked by the recurrence of something peculiar; as, the cycle of the seasons, or of the year

  3. Cyclenoun

    an age; a long period of time

  4. Cyclenoun

    an orderly list for a given time; a calendar

  5. Cyclenoun

    the circle of subjects connected with the exploits of the hero or heroes of some particular period which have served as a popular theme for poetry, as the legend of Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, and that of Charlemagne and his paladins

  6. Cyclenoun

    one entire round in a circle or a spire; as, a cycle or set of leaves

  7. Cyclenoun

    a bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede

  8. Cycleverb

    to pass through a cycle of changes; to recur in cycles

  9. Cycleverb

    to ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle

  10. Etymology: [F. ycle, LL. cyclus, fr. Gr. ky`klos ring or circle, cycle; akin to Skr. cakra wheel, circle. See Wheel.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cycle

    sī′kl, n. a period of time in which events happen in a certain order, and which constantly repeats itself: an imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens: a series of poems, prose romances, &c., centring round a figure or event—also Cy′clus: an abbreviation for bicycle and tricycle.—v.i. to move in cycles: to ride or take exercise on a bicycle or tricycle.—adjs. Cy′clic, -al, pertaining to or containing a cycle.—ns. Cy′clist, for bicyclist or tricyclist; Cy′clograph, an instrument for describing the arcs of circles that have too large a curvature for compasses; Cy′cloid, a figure like a circle: a curve made by a point in a circle, when the circle is rolled along a straight line.—adj. Cycloid′al.—ns. Cycloid′ian, one of the fourth order of fishes, according to the classification of Agassiz, having cycloid scales with smooth edges, as the salmon; Cyclom′eter, an instrument for measuring circular arcs: an apparatus attached to the wheel of a cycle for registering the distance traversed; Cy′clorn, a cycle-horn. [Gr. kyklos, a circle.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. cycle

    1. n. The basic unit of computation. What every hacker wants more of (noted hacker Bill Gosper described himself as a “cycle junkie”). One can describe an instruction as taking so many clock cycles. Often the computer can access its memory once on every clock cycle, and so one speaks also of memory cycles. These are technical meanings of cycle. The jargon meaning comes from the observation that there are only so many cycles per second, and when you are sharing a computer the cycles get divided up among the users. The more cycles the computer spends working on your program rather than someone else's, the faster your program will run. That's why every hacker wants more cycles: so he can spend less time waiting for the computer to respond. 2. By extension, a notional unit of human thought power, emphasizing that lots of things compete for the typical hacker's think time. “I refused to get involved with the Rubik's Cube back when it was big. Knew I'd burn too many cycles on it if I let myself.” 3. vt. Syn. bounce (sense 4), from the phrase ‘cycle power’. “Cycle the machine again, that serial port's still hung.”

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. cycle

    A term generally applied to an interval of time in which the same phenomena recur.

Editors Contribution

  1. cycle

    A unit of frequency or time

    The machine cycle was very efficient and effective.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020  

  2. cycle

    To use a bicycle.

    They did use their bicycle to cycle out at the parks at the weekend with their children.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  

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Entomology

  1. Cycle

    a round or circle, e.g. of development; a life cycle.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'cycle' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3146

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'cycle' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3496

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'cycle' in Nouns Frequency: #1110

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  1. leccy

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cycle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cycle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of cycle in a Sentence

  1. Siren Fisekci:

    Syncrude has operated for 35 years and at other prices in the crude oil cycle, we'll put as much production as possible through the plant.

  2. Jeh Johnson:

    That is, in my judgment, a very bad idea for Homeland Security because during that period ..., we cannot engage in new starts, for example, we are back in a presidential election cycle. I cannot hire new Secret Service agents until I get an appropriations bill passed by this Congress -- not another (continuing resolution) for a couple of months.

  3. Mikaela Shiffrin:

    Ski racing doesn't receive a ton of attention outside of the Olympic cycle in the U.S. so to be able to keep that ball rolling through the ESPYs is super cool, it's good for me and my brand and that's all great but to be honest, it's cooler because it means people are watching the sport and I get to share my passion with more people.

  4. Ramon Llamas:

    This is going to be a real test of supply and demand for Apple, with the advent of the first 5G phone last year and the launch of an iPhone SE, Apple was very well positioned to capitalize on upgrades. This year, the upgrade cycle may be more muted than last year, and that works in Apple's favor should it experience supply issues.

  5. Tim Cutt:

    We're not going to be willing to put a big premium on the table at this point of the cycle.

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