Cycle, cycles, or cyclic may refer to:
Anthropology and social sciences Cyclic history, a theory of history Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr. Social cycle, various cycles in social sciences Business cycle, the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product (GDP) around its ostensible, long-term growth trend
Arts, entertainment, and media Films Cycle (2008 film), a Malayalam film Cycle (2017 film), a Marathi film
Literature Cycle (magazine), an American motorcycling enthusiast magazine Literary cycle, a group of stories focused on common figures
Music Musical terminology Cycle (music), a set of musical pieces that belong together Cyclic form, a technique of construction involving multiple sections or movements Interval cycle, a collection of pitch classes generated from a sequence of the same interval class Song cycle, individually complete songs designed to be performed in a sequence as a unit
Albums Cycle (album), a 1965 album by the Paul Horn Quintet Cycle, a 2003 album by Merzbow Cycle, a 2014 album by Buckethead Cycles (Cartel album), 2009 Cycles (David Darling album), 1981 Cycles (The Doobie Brothers album), 1989 Cycles (Frank Sinatra album), 1968 Cycles (Redbone album), 1977 Cycles, a 2021 album by Sam Teskey
Songs "Cycle", an interlude by Beck from Morning Phase, 2014 "Cycles" (song), a 2018 song by Tove Lo "Cycles", a 1968 song by Frank Sinatra on the album Cycles "Cycles", a 2025 song by Beach Bunny on the album Tunnel Vision
Science, technology, and mathematics
Biology Cycle (gene), a gene in Drosophila melanogaster that encodes the CYCLE protein Cyclic flower, in botany, one way in which flower parts may be arranged Menstrual cycle
Computing Cycles, a render engine for the software Blender Instruction cycle, the time period during which a computer processes a machine language instruction Reference cycle, where a software object refers directly or indirectly to itself
Mathematics Cycle (algebraic topology), a simplicial chain with 0 boundary Cycle (graph theory), a nontrivial path in a graph from a node to itself Cycle graph, a graph that is itself a cycle Cycle matroid, a matroid derived from the cycle structure of a graph Cycle (sequence), a sequence with repeating values Cycle detection, the algorithmic problem of detecting repetitions in sequences generated by iterated functions Cycle, a set equipped with a cyclic order Necklace (combinatorics), an equivalence classes of cyclically ordered sequences of symbols modulo certain symmetries Cyclic (mathematics), a list of mathematics articles with "cyclic" in the title Cyclic group, a group generated by a single element Cyclic permutation, a basic permutation (all permutations are products of cycles)
Other uses in science and technology Cycle (angular unit), a unit of plane angle Cycle (rotational unit), a unit of number of rotations Charge cycle, charging and discharging a rechargeable battery Thermodynamic cycle, a sequence of processes that transfer heat and work into and out of a system Wave cycle, the repeatable part of a periodic wave Cyclic, a primary flight control for helicopters Cyclic compound Cycle in cycle per second, which is a unit of frequency (rate of repetition) A period in alternating current
Vehicles Bicycle Motorcycle Quadricycle Tricycle Unicycle
Other uses Cycling, a sport Cycle (baseball), a single, double, triple, and home run (in any order) by the same player in one game Cycle, North Carolina, a community in the United States Cycle Brand, an incense brand of NR Group Cyclic color scheme, for coloring periodic data
See also Frequency (disambiguation) List of cycles Periodicity (disambiguation) The Cycle (disambiguation)