ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cycler

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cycler is a noun meaning Anything with a cyclic (repetitious) behaviour. Something that cycles between different states.

Meaning

Anything with a cyclic (repetitious) behaviour. Something that cycles between different states.

More Meanings

  1. (astronomy) An orbit that approaches two astronomical bodies on a regular basis.
  2. (astronautics, by extension) A, usually man-made, object that follows such an orbit.
  3. (psychology, euphemistic) A person with bipolar disorder, often used when comparing the speed of mood swings.
  4. (medicine) A device for performing dialysis; for mechanically purifying blood.
  5. (biochemistry) Ellipsis of thermal cycler, a machine for creating multiple copies of DNA sequences.
  6. (computing) A task in a cycle of tasks where the status of being active task is passed around the loop.
  7. (dated) Synonym of cyclist.

Example Sentences

We took samples from the tubes in the cycler at regular intervals
My son's a fast cycler which is much harder for people to understand.
The battery cycler allows us to switch between batteries as each one runs out.
There is nothing more annoying than a rogue cycler ignoring the other road users.

Word Forms

Synonyms for cycler

Depending on context, synonyms include cyclist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cyclicity, cyclicality, cyclicalism, cyclicism, oscillation, looping.

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