SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE

Meaning of SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE in English

/sleep"wayk"/

Physiol. the species-specific biological pattern of alternating sleep and wakefulness, in humans roughly 8 hours of nocturnal sleep and 16 hours of daytime activity.

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Английский словарь Британика
CYCLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) business cycle carbon cycle Carnot cycle Fenian cycle Fionn cycle geochemical cycle hydrologic cycle …
Английский словарь Британика
WAKE — I. ˈwāk verb ( waked ˈwākt ; or woke ˈwōk ; waked or wok·en ˈwōkən ; or woke ; waking …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEEP — I. ˈslēp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English slep, slepe, from Old English slǣp; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CYCLE — I. ˈsīkəl, in sense 6 “ or ˈsik- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: French or Late Latin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAKE — wake 1 — waker , n. /wayk/ , v. , waked or woke, waked or woken, waking , n. v.i. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEEP — — sleepful , adj. — sleeplike , adj. /sleep/ , v. , slept, sleeping , n. v.i. 1. to take …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAKE — I. ˈwāk verb ( woke ˈwōk ; also waked wākt ; wo·ken ˈwō-kən ; or waked also woke ; wak·ing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLEEP — I. ˈslēp noun Etymology: Middle English slepe, from Old English slǣp; akin to Old High German slāf sleep and perhaps …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CYCLE — I. ˈsī-kəl noun Etymology: Middle English cicle, from Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kyklos circle, wheel, cycle — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAKE — vt to watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body. 2. wake ·vt to rouse from sleep; …
Webster English vocab
SLEEP — imp. of sleep. slept. 2. sleep ·vi to be dead; to lie in the grave. 3. sleep ·vt to be …
Webster English vocab
CYCLE — noun an age; a long period of time. 2. cycle ·noun an orderly list for a given time; a calendar. …
Webster English vocab
WAKE — [wake] vb woke also waked ; wo.ken or waked also woke ; wak.ing [partly fr. ME waken (past wook, pp. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLEEP — [sleep] n [ME slepe, fr. OE slaep; akin to OHG slaf sleep and perh. to L labi to slip, slide] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CYCLE — [cy.cle] n [ME cicle, fr. LL cyclus, fr. Gk kyklos circle, wheel, cycle--more at wheel] (14c) 1: an interval of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAKE — watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person before burial and sometimes accompanied by festivity; also, in …
Britannica English vocabulary
SLEEP — the normal periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored. Sleep is an easily reversible …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAKE — wake, Wake BrE AmE weɪk ▷ waked weɪkt ▷ wakes weɪks ▷ waking ˈweɪk ɪŋ ▷ woke wəʊk AmE woʊk …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAKE — / weɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( woke / wəʊk; NAmE / woken / ˈwəʊkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEP — / sliːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( slept , slept / slept; NAmE /) 1. [ v …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CYCLE — / ˈsaɪkl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a bicycle or motorcycle : We went for a cycle …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAKE — I. wake 1 S2 W3 /weɪk/ BrE AmE ( also wake up ) verb ( past tense woke /wəʊk $ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CYCLE — I. cy ‧ cle 1 S3 W3 AC /ˈsaɪk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAKE — v. & n. --v. (past woke or waked; past part. woken or waked) 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLEEP — n. & v. --n. 1 a condition of body and mind such as that which normally recurs for several hours …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAKE — v. & n. v. (past woke or waked; past part. woken or waked) 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLEEP — n. & v. n. 1 a condition of body and mind such as that which normally recurs for several hours …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAKE — 1. v. & n. --v. (past woke or waked; past part. woken or waked) 1. intr. & tr. (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
SLEEP — n. & v. --n. 1. a condition of body and mind such as that which normally recurs for several hours …
Oxford English vocab
WAKE — ( wakes, waking, woke, woken) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEP — ( sleeps, sleeping, slept) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Sleep is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CYCLE — ( cycles, cycling, cycled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a living/waking nightmare (= something extremely bad that happens in your life ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLEEP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sleep pattern ▪ Disturbed sleep patterns may be a symptom of depression. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CYCLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cycle path (= for people riding bicycles ) ▪ They should put a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAKE — (WATER) [noun] [C] - an area of water whose movement has been changed by a boat or ship moving through …
Cambridge English vocab
CYCLE — (SERIES) [noun] [C] - a group of events which happen in a particular order, one following the other, and which …
Cambridge English vocab
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CYCLE — n. business cycle carbon cycle Carnot cycle Fenian cycle Ossianic cycle Fionn cycle geochemical cycle hydrologic cycle nitrogen cycle Rankine …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SLEEP — Synonyms and related words : KO, annihilation, ataraxia, ataraxy, bane, be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, beauty sleep, beddy-bye, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAKE — (also wake up ) verb 1 stop being asleep ADVERB ▪ early , late ▪ She had woken even earlier …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLEEP — I. noun 1 condition of rest ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ light ▪ much-needed ▪ I'm off to bed for some …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CYCLE — I. noun 1 series of events that happen repeatedly ADJECTIVE ▪ annual , daily , monthly , seasonal , weekly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLEEP — See ↑ SLEEP 1,1, ↑ SPACE 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can do sth in your sleep • ↑ can't get …
Longman Activator English vocab
SLEEP — INDEX: 1. to sleep 2. to sleep for a short time 3. to start sleeping 4. to get into your …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAKE — n. 1 track, trail, aftermath, path, backwash, wash, bow wave; trace, spoor, scent The wake from the passing boats damages …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WAKE — v. 1 Often, wake up. awaken, awake, rouse, waken, bring around; stir, bestir (oneself), get up, come to, get going …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SLEEP — verb 1 BAD : I slept at ten o'clock last night. GOOD : I went to bed at ten o'clock …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WAKE — I 1. гл. 1) а) просыпаться, будить (часто wake up) What time did you wake up this morning? ≈ В …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLEEP — 1. сущ. 1) сон to get/have a good night's sleep ≈ хорошо спать ночью to induce sleep ≈ вызывать сон …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAKE — wake.ogg _I 1. weık n 1. поэт. бодрствование sleep and wake - сон и бодрствование 2. ирл. 1> бдение (у …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLEEP — sleep.ogg 1. sli:p n 1. 1> сон sound sleep - крепкий сон dead deep /profound/ sleep - мёртвый глубокий сон …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CYCLE — cycle.ogg _I 1. ʹsaık(ə)l n 1. цикл, полный круг; период business cycle - экономический цикл the cycle of the seasons …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAKE — след за телом в потоке, спутная струя; турбулентный след; мор. тж. кильватерная струя - aircraft wake - near wake - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CYCLE — 1) цикл; такт; период || периодически повторять(ся); совершать цикл 2) цикл, круговой процесс ( в термодинамике ) 3) периодический процесс …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WAKE — след за телом в потоке, спутная струя; турбулентный след; мор. тж. кильватерная струя - aircraft wake - near wake - propeller wake - subsonic …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CYCLE — 1) цикл; такт; период || периодически повторять(ся); совершать цикл 2) цикл, круговой процесс (в термодинамике) 3) периодический процесс • cycles per second — герц, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WAKE — 1) волновой след 2) закромочная дорожка 3) закромочный 4) кильватер 5) кильватерный 6) спутная струя • - turbulent wake - wake boundary - wake fraction - wake turbulence - wing wake
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CYCLE — 1) цикл, кольцо 2) периодический процесс 3) период; такт; цикл || работать циклами, периодически повторяться 4) движение по кругу • cycle per second — герц integral …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WAKE — _I 1. weık n 1. поэт. бодрствование sleep and wake - сон и бодрствование 2. ирл. 1> бдение (у гроба) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SLEEP — 1. sli:p n 1. 1> сон sound sleep - крепкий сон dead deep /profound/ sleep - мёртвый глубокий сон light …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CYCLE — _I 1. ʹsaık(ə)l n 1. цикл, полный круг; период business cycle - экономический цикл the cycle of the seasons - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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