cycling

[ sahy-kling ]

/ ˈsaɪ klɪŋ /

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noun

the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.

Also called bicycle race, bicycle racing. Sports. a race on lightweight bicycles with low handlebars, conducted for specified distances or against time on a dirt or board track or over public roads between cities.

Origin of cycling

First recorded in 1935–40; cycle + -ing¹

Words nearby cycling

cyclic pitch lever, cyclic shift, cyclical, cyclical unemployment, cyclicotomy, cycling, cycling shorts, cyclist, cyclitis, cyclization, cyclize

Definition for cycling (2 of 2)

cycle

[ sahy-kuh l ]

/ ˈsaɪ kəl /

noun

any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.

a round of years or a recurring period of time, especially one in which certain events or phenomena repeat themselves in the same order and at the same intervals.

any long period of years; age.

a bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle, etc.

a group of poems, dramas, prose narratives, songs etc., about a central theme, figure, or the like: the Arthurian cycle.

Physics.

a sequence of changing states that, upon completion, produces a final state identical to the original one.
one of a succession of periodically recurring events.
a complete alteration in which a phenomenon attains a maximum and minimum value, returning to a final value equal to the original one.

Mathematics. a permutation of a set of elements that leaves the original cyclic order of the elements unchanged.

Computers.

the smallest interval of time required to complete an operation in a computer.
a series of computer operations repeated as a unit.

verb (used without object), cy·cled, cy·cling.

to ride or travel by bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle, etc.

to move or revolve in cycles; pass through cycles.

Origin of cycle

1350–1400; Middle English cicle < Late Latin cyclus < Greek kýklos cycle, circle, wheel, ring, disk, orb; see wheel

OTHER WORDS FROM cycle

su·per·cy·cle, noun

Example sentences from the Web for cycling

He subsequently met with city officials, including Police Chief Tom Jackson, who is described as a “cycling enthusiast.”

From Ferguson Cop Embroiled in a Brutality Suit to City Councilwoman |Michael Daly |August 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
William, Kate and Harry are all big supports of British cycling.

Royal Send Off For Tour De France |Tom Sykes |June 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Given that Pippa is currently cycling across America, maybe they should have invited her.

Royal Send Off For Tour De France |Tom Sykes |June 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Compared to European cycling, the major pro sports in the U.S. have been slow to get serious about drug testing.

Are Athletes Using Your Tax Dollars to Juice? |Stuart Stevens |May 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Harry, met about 25 wounded soldiers hoping to compete in the wheelchair rugby, cycling and indoor rowing events.

Harry Supports Wounded Soldier Games |Tom Sykes |April 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Cycling soldiers passed us at frequent intervals, giving us the news of what lay ahead.

The White Invaders |Raymond King Cummings
Two girls in cycling costume came out of a gateway with their machines; they were going to the woods.

Pelle the Conqueror, Complete |Martin Anderson Nexo
Its companion, Hereford House, further eastward, was used as the headquarters of a cycling club before its demolition.

The Kensington District |Geraldine Edith Mitton
The last we saw of her she was cycling away in a pair of breeches with a disgusting banker.

A Girl Among the Anarchists |Isabel Meredith
We have not yet, as a nation, taken to cycling for women; but many Englishwomen go all over the globe on a tricycle.

The Art of Entertaining |M. E. W. Sherwood

British Dictionary definitions for cycling

cycle

/ (ˈsaɪkəl) /

noun

a recurring period of time in which certain events or phenomena occur and reach completion or repeat themselves in a regular sequence

a completed series of events that follows or is followed by another series of similar events occurring in the same sequence

the time taken or needed for one such series

a vast period of time; age; aeon

a group of poems or prose narratives forming a continuous story about a central figure or event the Arthurian cycle

a series of miracle plays the Chester cycle

a group or sequence of songs See song cycle

short for bicycle, tricycle, motorcycle

astronomy the orbit of a celestial body

a recurrent series of events or processes in plants and animals a life cycle; a growth cycle; a metabolic cycle

physics a continuous change or a sequence of changes in the state of a system that leads to the restoration of the system to its original state after a finite period of time

one of a series of repeated changes in the magnitude of a periodically varying quantity, such as current or voltage

computing

a set of operations that can be both treated and repeated as a unit
the time required to complete a set of operations
one oscillation of the regular voltage waveform used to synchronize processes in a digital computer

(in generative grammar) the set of cyclic rules

verb

(tr) to process through a cycle or system

(intr) to move in or pass through cycles

to travel by or ride a bicycle or tricycle

Derived forms of cycle

cycling, noun, adjective

Word Origin for cycle

C14: from Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kuklos cycle, circle, ring, wheel; see wheel

Medical definitions for cycling

cycle

[ sī′kəl ]

n.

An interval of time during which a characteristic, often regularly repeated event or sequence of events occurs.

A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon.

A periodically repeated sequence of events.

Scientific definitions for cycling

cycle

[ sī′kəl ]

A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon. See also period.

A circular or whorled arrangement of flower parts such as those of petals or stamens.

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verb (used without object), cy·cled, cy·cling.

Origin of cycle

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cycling

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Definition for cycling (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used without object), cy·cled, cy·cling.

Origin of cycle

OTHER WORDS FROM cycle

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verb

Derived forms of cycle

Word Origin for cycle

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