s/n7341038

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has gloss	(noun) a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" oscillation, cycle
lexicalization	eng: cycle
lexicalization	eng: oscillation
subclass of	(noun) an event that recurs at intervals periodic event, recurrent event
has subclass	(noun) a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days" menstrual cycle
has subclass	(noun) the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles; "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram" cardiac cycle
has subclass	(noun) a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat Carnot cycle, Carnot's ideal cycle
has subclass	(noun) one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" pass