Cycle

  • 41cycle — noun 1》 a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order.     ↘the period of time taken to complete a single such series. 2》 one complete sequence of changes associated with a recurring phenomenon such as an alternating current,… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 42Cycle p-p — Chaîne proton proton La chaîne proton proton, aussi connue sous le nom de chaîne PP est l une des deux réactions de fusion nucléaire par lesquelles les étoiles convertissent de l hydrogène en hélium ; l autre réaction étant le cycle carbone… …

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  • 43-cycle — cyclo , cycle ♦ Éléments, du gr. kuklos « cercle » : bicycle, hémicycle, motocycle, cyclotourisme. cycle ❖ ♦ Élément de certains mots savants (mais souvent du langage courant), du grec kuklos « cercle ». ⇒ Autocycle, bicycle, bicyclette, épicycle …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 44cycle — [14] Cycle is one of a wide range of English words (including pole, colony, and cult) which go back ultimately to the Indo European base *qwel , *qwol , which signified ‘move around’. Its reduplicated form, *qweqwlo , produced English wheel,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 45cycle — i. One complete sequence of events making up a portion of life. For example, a cycle can be startup, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descend, land, taxi, and switch off. It could be an application of full power on the engine, or in an internal… …

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  • 46Cycle —   In alternating current, the current goes from zero potential or voltage to a maximum in one direction, back to zero, and then to a maximum potential or voltage in the other direction. The number of complete cycles per second determines the… …

    Energy terms

  • 47cycle — 1. noun 1) the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth Syn: round, rotation; pattern, rhythm 2) the painting is one of a cycle of seven Syn: series, sequence, succession, run; set 2. verb …

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  • 48cycle — noun 1) the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth Syn: circle, round, pattern, rhythm, loop 2) a cycle of three plays Syn: series, set, sequence, succession, run …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 49cycle*/*/ — [ˈsaɪk(ə)l] noun [C] I 1) a series of events that happen again and again in the same order or at the same times the cycle of hate and violence in the world[/ex] 2) a bicycle II verb [I] cycle [ˈsaɪk(ə)l] to go somewhere on a bicycle …

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  • 50cycle — cy•cle [[t]ˈsaɪ kəl[/t]] n. v. cled, cling 1) any complete round or recurring series 2) a round of years or a recurring period of time, esp. one in which certain events or phenomena repeat themselves in the same order and at the same intervals 3) …

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