cycling

n. sport of riding a bicycle or motorcycle; act of riding a bicycle

v. ride a bicycle

Cycling is a means of transport, a form of recreation, and a  sport. The bicycle carries riders across land, through tunnels, over bridges, snow, or, less frequently, over ice (icebiking). Cycling involves riding bicycles, unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles and other similar human powered vehicles (HPVs).
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Noun
1. the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
(hypernym) sport, athletics
(hyponym) bicycling
(derivation) bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel

Noun
1. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons"
(synonym) rhythm, round
(hypernym) time interval, interval
(part-meronym) phase, phase angle
2. a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "schubert's song cycles"
(hypernym) series
3. a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
(hypernym) repeat, repetition
(hyponym) merry-go-round
4. the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second
(synonym) Hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps
(hypernym) rate
(part-holonym) kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc
5. a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
(synonym) oscillation
(hypernym) periodic event, recurrent event
(hyponym) cardiac cycle
6. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
(synonym) bicycle, bike, wheel
(hypernym) wheeled vehicle
(hyponym) bicycle-built-for-two, tandem bicycle, tandem
(part-meronym) bicycle seat, saddle
Verb
1. cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle thge laundry in this washing program"
(hypernym) pass, make pass
(hyponym) recycle
2. pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"
(hypernym) pass, go through, go across
(hyponym) cycle on
3. ride a motorcycle
(synonym) motorcycle
(hypernym) ride
(entail) kick
(derivation) cycling
4. ride a bicycle
(synonym) bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel
(hypernym) ride
(hyponym) backpedal
(derivation) cyclist, bicyclist, bicycler, wheeler
5. recur in repeating sequences
(hypernym) recur, repeat
(derivation) rhythm, round

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Cycle
  

(n.)
The act, art, or practice, of riding a cycle, esp. a bicycle or tricycle.
  

<unit> A basic unit of computation, one period of a computer clock.
Each instruction takes a number of clock cycles. Often the computer can access its memory once on every clock cycle, and so one speaks also of "memory cycles".
Every hacker wants more cycles (noted hacker Bill Gosper describes himself as a "cycle junkie"). There are only so many cycles per second, and when you are sharing a computer the cycles get divided up among the users. The more cycles the computer spends working on your program rather than someone else's, the faster your program will run. That's why every hacker wants more cycles: so he can spend less time waiting for the computer to respond.
The use of the term "cycle" for a computer clock period can probably be traced back to the rotation of a generator generating alternating current though computers generally use a clock signal which is more like a square wave. Interestingly, the earliest mechanical calculators, e.g. Babbage's Difference Engine, really did have parts which rotated in true cycles.
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