cycle
[ sahy-kuhl ]
/ ˈsaɪ kəl /
noun
verb (used without object), cy·cled, cy·cling.
to ride or travel by bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle, etc.
to move or revolve in cycles; pass through cycles.
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Idioms for cycle
hit for the cycle, Baseball. (of one player) to hit a single, double, triple, and home run in one game.
Origin of cycle
1350–1400; Middle English cicle<Late Latin cyclus<Greek kýklos cycle, circle, wheel, ring, disk, orb; see wheel
OTHER WORDS FROM cycle
su·per·cy·cle, nounWords nearby cycle
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British Dictionary definitions for cycle
cycle
/ (ˈsaɪkəl) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of cycle
cycling, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for cycle
C14: from Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kuklos cycle, circle, ring, wheel; see wheel
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Medical definitions for cycle
cycle
[ sī′kəl ]
n.
An interval of time during which a characteristic, often regularly repeated event or sequence of events occurs.
A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon.
A periodically repeated sequence of events.
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Scientific definitions for cycle
cycle
[ sī′kəl ]
A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon. See also period.
A circular or whorled arrangement of flower parts such as those of petals or stamens.
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