subcycle

English

Alternative forms

  • sub-cycle

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup.
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos
Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos
Proto-Hellenic *kúklos
Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos)der.
Late Latin cyclusbor.
Middle English cicle
English cycle
English subcycle

    From sub- + cycle.

    Noun

    subcycle (plural subcycles)

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

    Derived terms

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