cycle |
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern. [7 definitions] |
cycle rickshaw |
a type of transportation originating in Asia, having three wheels and two passenger seats, and powered by a person pedaling; pedicab; bicycle rickshaw. |
cyclic |
pertaining to, forming, or recurring in a cycle. [2 definitions] |
cyclical |
pertaining to, forming, or recurring in a cycle. [3 definitions] |
cycling |
the activity or competitive sport of riding or racing on a bicycle. [2 definitions] |
cyclist |
one who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or the like. |
cyclizine |
an antihistamine used to combat nausea and motion sickness. |
cyclo- |
cycle; circle; ring. [2 definitions] |
cycloid |
circular. [3 definitions] |
cyclometer |
an instrument used to measure segments of circles. [2 definitions] |
cyclone |
a large system of winds that rotates around a center of low barometric pressure, moving counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern, and usu. producing destructive storms. (Cf. anticyclone.) [2 definitions] |
cyclone fence |
a strong chain-link fence, usu. high and topped with barbed wire, used around military bases, prisons, and the like. |
cyclonite |
an insoluble, crystalline, nitrogen compound used as an explosive or as rat poison. |
Cyclopean |
of, concerning, or characteristic of the Cyclopes. [2 definitions] |
cyclopedia |
an encyclopedia. |
cyclophosphamide |
a chemotherapeutic drug that suppresses the immune system, used esp. in the treatment of lymphomas. |
Cyclops |
in Greek mythology, any of several giants having only one eye, in the middle of the forehead. [2 definitions] |
cyclorama |
a large composite picture put on the wall of a circular room to appear in a natural perspective to a person in the center of the room. [2 definitions] |
cyclotron |
a device for accelerating charged particles to very high energies in a spiral path using a fixed magnetic field and an alternating electric field. |
cygnet |
a young swan. |
Cygnus |
a summer constellation in the northern sky that is shaped like a cross, located between Cepheus and Aquila and containing the bright star Deneb and a double star; Swan; Northern Cross. |