"hypercycle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hypercycles [plural]
Etymology: From hyper- + cycle. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|cycle}} hyper- + cycle Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypercycle (plural hypercycles)
  1. (hyperbolic geometry) A curve whose points have the same orthogonal distance from a given straight line. Tags: excessive Synonyms: hypercircle, equidistant curve
    Sense id: en-hypercycle-en-noun-Nc8eCKF~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Curves, Non-Euclidean geometry, Shapes in non-Euclidean geometry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Curves: 75 25 Disambiguation of Non-Euclidean geometry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Shapes in non-Euclidean geometry: 88 12 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. (chemistry) A system of self-replicating molecules, as an explanation for the self-organization of prebiotic systems.
    Sense id: en-hypercycle-en-noun-qDEx9Yi0 Categories (other): Chemistry, English terms prefixed with hyper- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 55 45 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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