Cycle
['saɪk(ə)l] or ['saɪkl]
Definition
(noun.) a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; 'a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons'.
(noun.) a periodically repeated sequence of events; 'a cycle of reprisal and retaliation'.
(noun.) a series of poems or songs on the same theme; 'Schubert's song cycles'.
(noun.) an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; 'the never-ending cycle of the seasons'.
(verb.) recur in repeating sequences.
(verb.) pass through a cycle; 'This machine automatically cycles'.
(verb.) cause to go through a recurring sequence; 'cycle the laundry in this washing program'.
Editor: Shanna--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
(n.) 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.
(n.) An age; a long period of time.
(n.) An orderly list for a given time; a calendar.
(n.) 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.
(n.) One entire round in a circle or a spire; as, a cycle or set of leaves.
(n.) A bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede.
(v. i.) To pass through a cycle of changes; to recur in cycles.
(v. i.) To ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle.
Edited by Dorothy
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Period, circle of time, revolution of time, round of years.
Editor: Nita
Definition
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.
Inputed by Edgar
Examples
- The exhaust valve is then closed, the inlet valve opened, and another cycle of four strokes begins. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The early plants were tied, and most lowly plants to-day are tied, by the conditions of their life cycle, to water. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the 4-cycle type of gas engines (Fig. 130)--the kind used in automobiles--the four strokes are as follows: 1. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- There seems to have been as little reason in the foreign policy that now plunged Europe into a fresh cycle of wars. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But from the phases of the moon, as his tillage increased, man's attitude would go on to the greater cycle of the seasons. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Have mercy, O Master of the Tenth Cycle! Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The reptile is on all fours with the seeding plant in its freedom from the necessity to pass any stage of its life cycle in water. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Since this work was included, almost every sort of personal property, from key-rings to motor-cycles has been found and restored to the rightful owners. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Hitherto, all motor-propelled cycles had used the power of the engine of whatever form it was merely as an aid to locomotion. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- So the years pass, and repeat each other; so the same events revolve in the cycles of time. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I remained in my hiding-place, and it was well that I did so, for presently the man reappeared, cycling slowly back. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It furnishes not only an elastic bearing which cushions the jar, but also makes a broader tread that renders cycling on the soft roads of the country at once practical and delightful. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Typist: Loretta