"cyclic rate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyclic rates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cyclic rate (countable and uncountable, plural cyclic rates)
  1. (firearms) The rate at which an automatic firearm will fire if its firing mechanism is held down, causing the delay between successive shots to be the time needed for the firearm's action to cycle. Wikipedia link: cyclic rate Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Firearms

Inflected forms

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