Etymology : Middle English cicle, from Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kyklos circle, wheel, cycle; more at WHEEL
Pronunciation : 'sI-k&l
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. series (of poems, stories, etc.); recurring period of time; long period of time. ride a bicycle. cycle\cy"cle\, n. (a) (thermodynamics) a series of operations in which heat is imparted to (or taken away from) a working substance which by its expansion gives up a part of its internal energy in the form of mechanical work (or being compressed increases its internal energy) and is again brought back to its original state. (b) (elec.) a complete positive and negative wave of an alternating current; one period. the number of cycles (per second) is a measure of the frequency of an alternating current.cycle \cy"cle\ (s?"k'l), n. [f. ycle, ll. cyclus, fr. gr. ky`klos ring or circle, cycle; akin to skr. cakra wheel, circle. see:
wheel.].
2. an imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
3. 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. wages bear a full proportion to the medium of provision during the last bad cycle of twenty years.
4. an age; a long period of time. better fifty years of europe than a cycle of cathay.
5. an orderly list for a given time; a calendar. [obs.] we present our gardeners with a complete cycle of what is requisite to be done throughout every month of the year.
6. 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.
7. (bot.) one entire round in a circle or a spire; as, a cycle or set of leaves.
8. a bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede.
9. An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
10. 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.
11. An age; a long period of time.
12. An orderly list for a given time; a calendar.
13. 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.
14. One entire round in a circle or a spire; as, a cycle or set of leaves.
15. A bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede.
16. To pass through a cycle of changes; to recur in cycles.
17. To ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle.
18. A series of operations in which heat is imparted to a working substance which by its expansion gives up a part of its internal energy in the form of mechanical work and is again brought back to its original state.
19. A complete positive and negative wave of an alternating current; one period.
20. The number of cycles is a measure of the frequency of an alternating current. a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation" a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "schubert's song cycles" an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons" recur in repeating sequences pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles" cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle thge laundry in this washing program".
21. 1. If you cycle, you ride a bicycle. He cycled to Ingwold Britain could save £4.6 billion a year in road transport costs if more people cycled Over 1000 riders cycled 100 miles around the Vale of York. + cycling cy·cling The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling.
22. A cycle is a bicycle. an eight-mile cycle ride.
23. A cycle is a motorcycle.
24. A cycle is a series of events or processes that is repeated again and again, always in the same order. the life cycle of the plant.
25. A cycle is a single complete series of movements in an electrical, electronic, or mechanical process. 10 cycles per second. business cycle carbon cycle Carnot cycle Fenian cycle Ossianic cycle Fionn cycle geochemical cycle hydrologic cycle nitrogen cycle Rankine cycle solar cycle tricarboxylic acid cycle citric acid cycle Krebs cycle Ulster cycle Ulaid cycle.
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