- cycle
- cycle [sī′kəl; ] for n.7 & vi.2, also [ sik′əl]n.[ME cicle < LL cyclus < Gr kyklos, a circle, cycle: see WHEEL]1. a recurring period of a definite number of years, used as a measure of time2. a period of time within which a round of regularly recurring events or phenomena is completed [the business cycle]3. a complete set of events or phenomena recurring in the same sequence4. a very long period of time; an age5. all of the traditional or legendary poems, songs, etc. connected with a hero or an event [the Charlemagne cycle]6. a series of poems or songs on the same theme7. a bicycle, tricycle, or motorcycle8. Astron. Archaic the orbit of a celestial body9. Biol. a recurring series of functional changes or events10. Elec. one complete period of the reversal of an alternating current from positive to negative and back againvi.cycled, cycling1. to occur or recur in cycles; pass through a cycle2. to ride a bicycle, tricycle, or motorcycle
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.