subcycle
nounEtymology From sub- + cycle.
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Sciences A smaller or shorter-term cycle within a larger or longer-term cycle
- Hence there were two subcycles contained within the fundamental cycle.1993, Rober G. Radwin, Mei Li Lin, “An analytical method for characterizing repetitive motion and postural stress using spectral analysis”, in Ergonomics, volume 36, number 4:
- Derived terms
- subcyclic
- Related terms
- supercycle