Definition of Cycles. Meaning of Cycles. Synonyms of Cycles

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Definition of Cycles

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Cycle Cy"cle, n. (a) (Thermodynamics) A series of operations in which heat is imparted to (or taken away from) a working substance which by its expansion gives up a part of its internal energy in the form of mechanical work (or being compressed increases its internal energy) and is again brought back to its original state. (b) (Elec.) A complete positive and negative wave of an alternating current; one period. The number of cycles (per second) is a measure of the frequency of an alternating current.

Meaning of Cycles from wikipedia

- 2009 Cycles (David Darling album), 1981 Cycles (The Doobie Brothers album), 1989 Cycles (Frank Sinatra album), 1968 Cycles (Redbone album), 1977 Cycles, a...
- Milankovitch cycles describe the collective effects of changes in the Earth's movements on its climate over thousands of years. The term was coined and...
- genre are known as "cycles". While most would recognize many of the genres as Westerns, gangsters, musicals, etc., often the cycles were significantly...
- around the age of 12 years; menstrual cycles continue for about 30–45 years. Naturally occurring hormones drive the cycles; the cyclical rise and fall of the...
- macroscopic cycles such as the rock cycle, and human-induced cycles for synthetic compounds such as for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In some cycles there...
- recurring cycles. See also Index of wave articles, Time, and Pattern. AstronomyAxial precession – CNO cycleEclipse cycleEclipse – Full moon cycle – Galactic...
- Long Cycles in World Politics (1987), is the chief architect of long cycle theory. Long cycle theory describes the connection between war cycles, economic...
- gamontogamy) used in protist life cycles were introduced by Karl Gottlieb Grell. The description of the complex life cycles of various organisms contributed...
- as "rest" phases, or by pregnancies. Typically, estrous cycles repeat until death. These cycles are widely variable in duration and frequency depending...
- Statistics] developed models for describing stochastic or pseudo- cycles, of which business cycles represent a leading case. As well-formed and compact – and...