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subcycle

subcycle noun: a smaller or shorter-term cycle within a larger or longer-term cycle.

Noun

subcycle (plural subcycles)

  1. A smaller or shorter-term cycle within a larger or longer-term cycle
    • Hence there were two subcycles contained within the fundamental cycle.1993, Rober G. Radwin, Mei Li Lin, “An analytical method for characterizing repetitive motion and postural stress using spectral analysis”, in Ergonomics, volume 36, number 4

Forms of subcycle

pluralsubcycles
alternative formsub-cycle

Origin of subcycle

From sub- + cycle.

Words formed from subcycle

Questions about subcycle

What does subcycle mean?
Subcycle means a smaller or shorter-term cycle within a larger or longer-term cycle.
What part of speech is subcycle?
Subcycle is a noun.
What is the plural of subcycle?
The plural of subcycle is subcycles.

Words near subcycle in the dictionary

  1. subcuticles
  2. subcuticular
  3. subcuticularly
  4. subcutis
  5. subcyaneous
  6. subcycle
  7. subcycles
  8. subcyclic
  9. subcycling
  10. subcylinder
  11. subcylinders

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