life cycle
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life cycle
- /ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪ.kəl/
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From life + cycle.
noun life cycles · lifecycle
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The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
Meronym: life forms
Similar: biological life
- The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society. Since it began operating in 1950, Sellafield has had different duties. First it manufactured plutonium for nuclear weapons. Then it generated electricity for the National Grid, until 2003. It also carried out years of fuel reprocessing: extracting uranium and plutonium from nuclear fuel rods after t
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noun course of stages through which an organism passes
| Español | ciclo de vida, ciclo vital |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라이프 사이클 raipeu saikeul |
| 日本語 | 生活環 seikatsukan, ライフサイクル raifusaikuru |
| 中文 | 生命週期 /生命周期 shēngmìng zhōuqí |
| Português | ciclo de vida |
| Français | cycle de vie |
| Deutsch | Lebenszyklus |
| Italiano | ciclo di vita, ciclo vitale |
| Română | ciclu de viață |
| Русский | жи́зненный цикл žíznennyj cikl |
| Tiếng Việt | vòng đời |
noun useful life of a product or system; developmental history of an individual or group
| Español | ciclo de vida |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 生命週期 /生命周期 shēngmìng zhōuqī |
| Português | ciclo de vida |
| Deutsch | Lebenszyklus |
| Italiano | ciclo di vita, ciclo vitale |
| Română | ciclu de viață |
| Русский | жи́зненный цикл žíznennyj cikl |
Talk about this word "life cycle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/life%20cycle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. life cycle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/life%20cycle "life cycle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/life%20cycle.Cite this
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