bicycle bike wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
pedicab cycle rickshaw | a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling), used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire, boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs |
cycle of rebirth | (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms |
cycle oscillation | a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon, a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons |
cardiac cycle | the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next, an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles, the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram |
Carnot cycle Carnot's ideal cycle | a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat |
cycle | a periodically repeated sequence of events, a cycle of reprisal and retaliation |
business cycle trade cycle | recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline |
cycle | a series of poems or songs on the same theme, Schubert's song cycles |
food web food cycle | (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains |
life cycle | a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage |
carbon cycle | a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars |
carbon cycle | the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again |
Krebs cycle Krebs citric acid cycle citric acid cycle tricarboxylic acid cycle | in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy |
life cycle | the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced |
nitrogen cycle | the circulation of nitrogen, nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil |
vicious circle vicious cycle | one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first |
hertz Hz cycle per second cycles second cps cycle | the unit of frequency, one hertz has a periodic interval of one second |
cycle rhythm round | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs, the never-ending cycle of the seasons |
menstrual cycle | a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy, if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation, the average menstrual cycle is days |
cycle | recur in repeating sequences |
execute | sign in the presence of witnesses, The President executed the treaty |
carry through accomplish execute carry out action fulfill fulfil | put in effect, carry out a task, execute the decision of the people, He actioned the operation |
perform execute do | carry out or perform an action, John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters, the skater executed a triple pirouette, she did a little dance |
bicycle cycle bike pedal wheel | ride a bicycle |
motorbike motorcycle cycle | ride a motorcycle |
cycle | pass through a cycle, This machine automatically cycles |
cycle on | come to the starting point of a cycle |
cycle | cause to go through a recurring sequence, cycle the laundry in this washing program |
execute put to death | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment, In some states, criminals are executed |
execute | murder in a planned fashion, The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed |
run execute | carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine, Run the dishwasher, run a new program on the Mac, the computer executed the instruction |
execute | carry out the legalities of, execute a will or a deed |