cycle
noun
1. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- the never-ending cycle of the seasons
Similar word(s): rhythm, round
Definition categories: time, interval
2. a series of poems or songs on the same theme
- Schubert's song cycles
Definition categories: group, series
3. a periodically repeated sequence of events
- a cycle of reprisal and retaliation
Definition categories: event, repeat, repetition
4. the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
Similar word(s): hertz
Definition categories: time, rate
5. a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons
Similar word(s): oscillation
Definition categories: event
6. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
Similar word(s): bicycle, bike, wheel
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with cycle as a noun:
- the cycle of the seasons, or of the year
- The interval cycle C4 consists of the pitch classes 0, 4 and 8; when starting on E, it is realised as the pitches E, G# and C.
- The "Ring of the Nibelung" is a cycle of four operas by Richard Wagner, the famous nineteenth-century German composer.
- Put the washing in on a warm cycle.
- the spin cycle
- Jones hit for the cycle in the game.
verb
1. cause to go through a recurring sequence
- cycle the laundry in this washing program
Definition categories: motion, pass
2. pass through a cycle
- This machine automatically cycles
Definition categories: motion, pass
3. ride a motorcycle
Similar word(s): motorbike, motorcycle
Definition categories: motion, ride
4. ride a bicycle
Similar word(s): bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel
Definition categories: motion, ride
5. recur in repeating sequences