noun
- An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.
- usage: "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
- A series of poems or songs on the same theme.
- usage: "Schubert's song cycles"
- A periodically repeated sequence of events.
- usage: "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
- The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second.
- synonyms: hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps
- A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon.
- usage: "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
- synonyms: oscillation
- A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals.
verb
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