cycle
A complete rotation of anythingA complete rotation of anything.
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» We were caught in a vicious cycle.
Wir befanden uns in einem Teufelskreis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мы оказались в порочном круге. — marafon
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Examples
256 sentencesWe were caught in a vicious cycle.
ruМы оказались в порочном круге. — marafon
deWir befanden uns in einem Teufelskreis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It becomes a vicious cycle.
I wonder if Tom has ever considered cycling to work.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість їздити на роботу на велосипеді. — deniko
Meaning
19 sensesA complete rotation of anything.
Zyklus
циклcikl, оборо́тoborót
циклcykl, оборо́тoborót
An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
the cycle of the seasons, or of the year
Zyklus
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
A series of poems, songs or other works of art, typically longer than a trilogy.
The Ring of the Nibelung is a cycle of four operas by Richard Wagner.
Zyklus
циклcikl
a series of poems or songs on the same theme
More meanings 16
A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.
Put the washing in on a warm cycle.
the spin cycle
Programm
циклcikl
A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
electoral cycle menstrual cycle news cycle
Zyklus
циклcikl
A closed walk or path, with or without repeated vertices allowed.
Kreis
A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.
Jones hit for the cycle in the game.
A scheduled period of time of weeks or months wherein a performance-enhancing substance or, by extension, supplement is applied, to be followed by another one where it is not or the dosage is lower.
The deterioration of his physique may be a result of his being off cycle.
The members of the sequence formed by such a process.
A chain whose boundary is zero.
An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
An age; a long period of time.
Origin
From Middle English cicle (“fixed length period of years”), from Late Latin cyclus, from AFrom Middle English cicle (“fixed length period of years”), from Late Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), from Proto-Hellenic *kúklos, *kʷókʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”).
From -cycle (in bicycle, monocycle, and tricycle), perhaps associated with etymology 1. Compare French cycle in the same sense. The verb is either from the noun or a clipping of bicycle (verb).
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Forms
plural: cyclesSynonyms
11 synonyms- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs:rhythmround
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz):hertzHzcycle per secondcycles/secondcps
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon:oscillation
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals:bicyclebikewheel
Word family
54 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- go cycling
- go cycling with
- cycling to work
- cycling trip
- like cycling
See also
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