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cycle
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[ noun ] an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
Examples "the neverending cycle of the seasons" Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)This was followed by a comprehensive series of observations of the 1.25 - cm emission of the moon over three lunar cycles by Piddington and Minnett ( 1949 ) . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)There are , of_course , certain times during the 24 - hour daily cycle when most_of these conditions will be met . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)After the male and female andrenas have mated , the cycle is repeated . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)It was assumed that the shift in autonomic hypothalamic balance occurring spontaneously in neuropsychiatric patients from the application of certain therapeutic procedures follows the pattern known from the sleep wakefulness cycle . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a periodically repeated sequence of events
Examples : "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)The cycle of disaster starts the moment they touch any belonging of ours , and dogs them unto the forty-fifth generation . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a series of poems or songs on the same theme
Examples : "schubert's song cycles" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)The `` Ring '' cycles are July 26 , 27 , 28 and 30 , and Aug. 21 , 22 , 23 and 25 . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second
Synonyms Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)At 100 Amp the 360 cycle ripple was less_than 0.5 V ( peak to peak ) with a resistive load . |
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[ noun ] a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
Synonyms Examples : "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)It is curious that even centuries of repetition of the yearly cycle did not induce a sufficient degree of confidence to allow people to abandon the ceremonies of the winter_solstice . Related terms periodic_event carnot's_ideal_cycle cardiac_cycle menstrual_cycle pass oscillate |
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[ verb ] cause to go through a recurring sequence
Examples "cycle the laundry in this washing program" Used in print (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)Several germanium resistors have been thermally cycled from 300 to 4.2 * * f and their resistances have been found to be reproducible within 1 3 millidegree when temperatures were derived from a vapor_pressure thermometer whose tubing is jacketed through most_of the liquid helium . |
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[ verb ] recur in cycles
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[ noun ] (transportation) a shortened version of `bicycle' or `tricycle' or `motorcycle'
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