Definitions for cycle
ˈsaɪ kəlcy·cle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

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

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cyclenoun

   A motorcycle.

2. cycleverb

   To cause to pass through a cycle.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cyclenoun

   Etymology: cyclus, Latin; ϰύϰλος.

   1. A circle.2. A round of time; a space in which the same revolutions begin again; a periodical space of time.

   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.

   3. A method, or account of a method continued ’till the same course begins again.

   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.

   4. Imaginary orbs; a circle in the heavens.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cycle

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

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. cycle

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EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cycle

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

Matched Categories

1. • Pass
   • Periodic Event
   • Recur
   • Repetition
   • Ride
   • Series

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

Anagrams for cycle »

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. Nikki Haley:

   Because there was literal name-calling going on in the election cycle, even with students less politically engaged, that strong language and the harsher crassness of the rhetoric may have had a more broad effect on these students. it's not just along ethnic and racial discrimination lines.

2. Elie Wiesel, Chicago Sun-Times, November 5, 2001:

   Education in the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century.

3. Alan Haft:

   I think in the longer term Alibaba is going to be a more credible company in the international market, it will take another six months to a year for the stock to cycle back, but I think the fundamentals of the company are strong.

4. Amy Williams:

   It helps us understand so much more about the water cycle on Mars, from orbital images, we knew it had to be water that formed the delta, but having these images is like reading a book instead of just looking at the cover. This is the closest I will ever get to going to Mars and doing this work in person. Seeing these rocks as I would in real life, looking up at them, is really staggering and really beautiful.

5. Margaret Kern:

   Biologically, there is a lot of key development that occurs across the cycle, and when that is cut off very early it raises risk – like an uncooked cake, there is n’t enough time for things to come together fully.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cycle
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=cycle
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cycle
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cycle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cycle
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cycle
8. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Cycle
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=cycle
10. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=cycle