CYCLE


Meaning of CYCLE in English

I. noun see: wheel Date: 14th century an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed , 2. a course or series of events or operations that recur regularly and usually lead back to the starting point, one complete performance of a vibration, electric oscillation, current alternation, or other periodic process, a permutation of a set of ordered elements in which each element takes the place of the next and the last becomes first, a takeoff and landing of an airplane, a circular or spiral arrangement: as, an imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens, ring 10, a long period of time ; age , 5. a group of creative works (as poems, plays, or songs) treating the same theme, a series of narratives dealing typically with the exploits of a legendary hero , 6. bi~ , tri~ , motor~ , the series of a single, double, triple, and home run hit in any order by one player during one baseball game, II. verb (~d; cycling) Date: 1842 intransitive verb 1. to pass through a ~, to recur in ~s, to ride a ~, transitive verb to cause to go through a ~, ~r noun

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