For Cycle we have terms and definitions in 19 topics. The topics are Astrology, Atmospheric Chemistry, Batteries, Boating, Bodybuilding Lingo, Cad, Cancer, Car Care, Casino, Energy, Fertility, Import Cars, Medieval Music, New Age, Options, Plumbing, Poetry, Solar Energy and Wire.

Cycle (Astrology)

A planet's Zodiacal period; the time it takes a planet or point to make one complete revolution in the heavens.

Cycle (Atmospheric Chemistry)

In the atmosphere or biosphere a sequence of events in repetitive motion in which the final output feeds back into the initial input. Examples of this include biogeochemical cycles, including the nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur cycles in which these species are chemically processed in gas, solid, and solution phase by physical and biological processes which change their form, oxidation state, and physical state. [Living in the Environment; Miller, Tyler; pg 244; 1994; Wadworth; Belmont.] [The Chemistry of the Atmosphere and Oceans; Holland, Heinrich; pg. 1-14; 1978;

Cycle (Batteries)

A sequence where a charged battery is discharged and recharged.

Cycle (Boating)

Refers to the number of strokes that an engine makes. Two-cycle engines include many outboard engines. Inboard engines are four-cycle.

Cycle (Bodybuilding Lingo)

A length of time set aside for specific types of training, whether for bulking up, getting stronger, getting leaner, etc. Combining individual training cycles is sometimes referred to as periodization.

Cycle (Cad)

A sequence of operations that is repeated. The time the repetition requires
is cycle time.

Cycle (Cancer)

A period during which chemotherapy drugs are administered, followed by a rest period without drugs.

Cycle (Car Care)

A single complete operation consisting of progressive phases starting and ending at the neutral position.

Cycle (Casino)

In video poker it's the statistically predicted average number of hands dealt per top jackpot, usually a royal flush.

Cycle (Energy)

The time period running from the startup of one reactor cycle to the startup of the following cycle.

Cycle (Fertility)

Refers to the menstrual cycle

Cycle (Import Cars)

1. The process of discharging and then recharging a battery. 2. A series of repeated events such as the intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes of an engine. 3. A complete sequence of a wave pattern that recurs at a regular intervals. 4. Short for motorcycle. 5. The microprocessor action of turning solenoids on and off.

Cycle (Medieval Music)

several movements intended to be performed together; often refers to a setting of the five movements of the mass ordinary (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus dei). Movements in a cycle are connected by mode, voicing, musical material and/or musical technique.

Cycle (New Age)

A planets transit through a signed, a specific time span. Many cycles are happening at once, each of overlapping. Man lives through many cycles throughout his lifetime, all of which occurred for GODS reasons. If

Cycle (Options)

The expiration dates applicable to various classes of options. There are three cycles: January/April/July/October, February/May/August/November, and March/June/September/ December.

Cycle (Plumbing)

The number of times per second that a conductor of alternating current reverses polarity. (e.g. 60 cps A.C.)

Cycle (Poetry)

The aggregate of accumulated literature, plays or musical works treating the same theme. In poetry, the term is typically applied to epic or narrative poems about a mythical or heroic event or character, such as the Siege of Troy or the Nibelungs of medieval times.
Sidelight: After the death of Homer, a certain group of epic poets, between 800 and 550 BC, wrote continuations and additions on the subject of the Trojan War; chief among them were Agias, Arctinos, Eugamon, Lesches and Strasinos. Since their writing was confined to that single subject, they were referred to as cyclic poets.
(See also Anthology, Canon, Companion Poem, Lyric Sequence, Sonnet Sequence)

Cycle (Solar Energy)

The discharge and subsequent charge of a battery.

Cycle (Wire)

One complete sequence of variations in an alternating current. The number of cycles occurring in one second is called the frequency.

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