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Cycle
Cycle Cy"cle, n.
(a) (Thermodynamics) A series of operations in which heat is
imparted to (or taken away from) a working substance
which by its expansion gives up a part of its internal
energy in the form of mechanical work (or being
compressed increases its internal energy) and is again
brought back to its original state.
(b) (Elec.) A complete positive and negative wave of an
alternating current; one period. The number of cycles
(per second) is a measure of the frequency of an
alternating current.