Word

cycle, n.
(cycles)
freq. cnt. 10

an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

cycle rhythm round

sample sentences

"the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cyclic cycle cycle cycle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rhythmic

semantic pointers

hypernym

interval, time interval

part meronym

phase, phase angle

a periodically repeated sequence of events
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

cycle

sample sentences

"a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cyclical cyclic cyclic cycle cycle cycle

semantic pointers

hypernym

repetition, repeat

hyponym

merry-go-round samsara

a series of poems or songs on the same theme
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

cycle

sample sentences

"Schubert's song cycles"

semantic pointers

hypernym

series

a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cycle oscillation

sample sentences

"a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

oscillate

semantic pointers

hypernym

periodic event, recurrent event

hyponym

cardiac cycle Carnot cycle, Carnot's ideal cycle pass menstrual cycle

the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

Hz cps cycle cycle per second cycles/second hertz

semantic pointers

hypernym

rate

part holonym

kc, kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle