cycle
nouns
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
"the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
is derived from
a series of poems or songs on the same theme
"Schubert's song cycles"
is a type of (narrower)
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
"they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
a periodically repeated sequence of events
"a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
is a type of (narrower)
an event that repeats
"the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"
the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
"a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
verbs
cause to go through a recurring sequence
"cycle the laundry in this washing program"
pass through a cycle
"This machine automatically cycles"
is a type of (narrower)
go across or through
"We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
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