Cyclamen purpurascens
Cyclamen purpurascens

cycle


Definition: Meaning of, cycle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsʌɪk(ə)l /

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cycle cycles
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  1. a number of related events that happen again and again in the same order
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  2. especially British English a bicycle or MOTORCYCLE
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  3. the period of time needed for a machine to finish a process
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  4. a group of songs, poems etc that are all about a particular important event
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
cycle cycled cycled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
cycling cycles
  1. [intransitive] especially British English to travel by bicycle [=  bike American English]
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] American English to go through a series of related events again and again, or to make something do this
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cycle used in phrases

  • Carnot cycle (noun)
    1. of expansion and compression a cycle of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
  • Carnot's ideal cycle (noun)
    1. of expansion and compression a cycle of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
  • Krebs citric acid cycle (noun)
    1. in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
  • Krebs cycle (noun)
    1. in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
  • business cycle (noun)
    1. recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline
  • carbon cycle (noun)
    1. the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
    2. a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
  • cardiac cycle (noun)
    1. the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles
  • citric acid cycle (noun)
    1. in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
  • clock cycle (noun)
    1. the basic unit of time used to measure how fast a computer can perform an instruction
  • cycle lane (noun)
    1. a part of a wide road that only bicycles are allowed to use
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