CYCLER

Etymology 1

Noun

cycler (plural cyclers)

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

(astronomy) An orbit that approaches two astronomical bodies on a regular basis.

(by extension) A, usually man-made, object that follows such an orbit.

(psychology, euphemistic) a person with bipolar disorder, often used when comparing the speed of mood swings.

(medicine) A device for performing dialysis; for mechanically purifying blood

(biochemistry) a thermal cycler; a machine for creating multiple copies of DNA sequences.

(computing) a task in a cycle of tasks where the status of being active task is passed around the loop.

Etymology 2

Noun

cycler (plural cyclers)

(dated) cyclist

Source: Wiktionary



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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